As in yogurt, stuff on the bottom. <.... > Denotes thought Chapter One: Damion The young man in black swiped once again with his infamous cane again. The man in black glanced down at his right, towards the object of his affection. There she lay, crimsoned eyes rolled back in her head as she lay in a bloody heap on the floor, dagger protruding from her chest. Even dead, she still looked beautiful in her flowing white gown. He shook his head. The man just stared at him with those icy cobalt eyes, ' You know you're lying.' 'Let's let God decide that!' The man pulled the knife from the woman's chest and heaved it into Damion's heart. His vision began to cloud over with red. He secretly thought to himself, He turned his head where the woman lay only to find out it wasn't her anymore. In her place was another woman, a woman he cared for more than anyone else in the world. One look at that flowing chestnut hair stained crimson with blood made him cry out. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "No..."I whispered as I rolled over in bed, glaring at the light of my alarm clock. I was having those nightmares again, and it could only mean one thing. Alsessaly was coming, and I'd have to face my past again, for the first time. My father, my wretched deceiving father who had slain my true love before my eyes would be coming back. I had to be ready. I had to remember so that I would not make the same mistakes and know how to stop my present self, but that would mean I would have to relive those moments. Normally I would go to the time gate so that I could watch them in an unattached manner, but Pluto was ... is still alive during this time. I'll have to remember. ~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~@~ I was shrouded in darkness. It enveloped my body and soul so that I could only see the blind hatred for the senshi that my father had so profoundly programmed in me ever since my youth. I had only seen pictures of them and I was taught to attack. I was trained by the very best, along with Jarod. But let's face it, I was a killer. "Damion, come here!!" bellowed my ruthless father. As commanded, I did obey and came to the call. I drifted, yes drifted, from above and landed at my parents' feet with a bow. "You are to go to Earth and destroy the senshi. Take the energy of whomever you may to supply your minions with power, but you must destroy the Senshi." I mumbled "yes father," then stood up from my bow. Something inside of me told me to look up at them, for it may have been the last time I'd ever see them again, judging by the failures of the last people who tried to destroy them. There sat my tempestuous father with his short cut hair and his ironclad knight like uniform. I never could understand how he could stand sitting in that thing. His hair was a chocolate brown like mine, but had a single silver streak on either side, the only sign of old age he had. He had ice cold black eyes that pierced into your very soul. I couldn't stand looking at him anymore so I turned to look at my mother, my beautiful, sweet, kind, mother. She was the only thing that kept me sane. When my father was ready to beat the snot out of me, she used kind and enlightening words to calm him down so that I could escape. I thank her for that. She had angelic blond hair that came down to her shoulders in waves that framed her face in a way that it seemed to glow. Her eyes were of a compassionate blue and she seemed to hold great poise even though her stature was so small. How she can live with my father is beyond me. I turned on my heel to leave and only glanced back at my brilliant mother once. That would be the last time I would see my mother well again. -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- One week later... It was my first battle against the scouts, and I thought I was ready. I had drawn a picture of each of them, but made them slightly different, they were evil. I then set out to find them. I didn't know who they were, but I had remembered that they had a certain attachment to a certain Molly, and all I'd have to do is find her and attack her, and they'd be there. So I did the only logical thing to do, I barged in her house and took her. I'm telling ya, if I didn't know any better, I'd say that they were psychically linked. It only took the senshi * five minutes* to get to her. They took her from the temporary creature I had dispatched to get the girl, and laid her on the sidelines. I counted them from the tree in the park that was my hiding spot...1...2...3...4...5...6...There were two missing. Where were Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask? My creatures wouldn't work unless they were there...and there she was. The goddess they called Odango Atama, followed by that despicable man that she called her *boyfriend *, not that I'm jealous mind you. "And in the name of the Moon, I will punish you!" she called out. I snapped out of the trance I was in. Why was I like this once I was around her? I had to have her. Damn the creature I made to combat her, I would do it myself and take her as my own. She would be mine. They demolished the temporary creature I had made and made a sigh of relief thinking it was over. Who would think that a giant fire-breathing cockroach would be so hard to beat? Heh, heh... I threw the pictures of the senshi I made out into the open and played my flute. (Yes, I know, the flute has been used by two other 'baddies', but it suits my personality so well, so heck with redundancy.) Slowly their heads seeped out of the papers, followed by their midsections until they came completely out of the paper with it tapering off at their feet. They looked just like the originals, except for their eyes. I never truly got a good look at any of them before (or I would have noticed how beautiful Sailor Moon was, or later how gorgeous her tall brunette friend was, <*blushes a little*>) so they looked a little possessed. I looked down at the senshi, who were about ready to leave at the moment. If I was going to make my move, I would have to make it now. Lightning flashed blood red as the fraudulent Tuxedo Mask's crimson rose struck the ground in front of the real one. The senshi just stared at it in total disbelief. Sailor Moon just stood there, looking down at the rose, up at the masked man beside her, then back down at the rose. The other senshi started searching for the source. Well, if I was going to make my presence known, I might as well do it now. I gave the signal to go and all lackeys jumped down from the tree, landing with a resounding thud at the base behind the senshi. Immediately they turned around to face their doubles, their faces in utter shock. Apparently, they had never been duplicated before, and Uranus was bent on not having a repeat on that. "Who the HELL do you think you are that you can copy us like that?!" as she so poetically put it. That was just the chance I needed, since I was dying to introduce myself so that that raging blond beauty would now know my name and revere it. "I am Damion, lord of the underworld of the Negaverse, but you may just call me LORD DAMION," I called from the tree. A little cocky, yes, but I was THE eternal baka back then. "A little cocky, eh?" flamed the senshi of fire. "Why don't you just buzz off before we trash your bogus senshi," glared the warrior of love. And what did I do? I, the ETERNAL baka, just cocked an eyebrow and ever so coyly said, "Really? Is that so? Well fine then, let's see you try." I thrusted my hand out in a Nazi-ish fashion, signaling my lackeys to attack. Sure, they held their own for quite a while, especially the one I made for Sailor Moon. If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was better than the original. Without her Purity Chalest to boost her up, she didn't have much confidence in herself, so the copy was really having fun with her. Now here was the problem, it didn't take long for Tuxedo Mask to dispatch his copy and he was now going to help Sailor Moon, thus starting to really ruin my beautifully planned concept for capturing Sailor Moon. So, I attacked Tuxedo Mask. I mean, what would you do if you were in my situation? And don't say leave them alone because it is stupid to take on Tux boy when Sailor Moon is threatened, an aspect I had yet to learn on my own. I threw my arm back, sword forming in hand, as I jumped down in front of the ever-raging Tux-boy. "Get out of my way!" seethed the ever-angry Tuxie, eyes darkening a few shades. He pulled out his infamous staff, extending it a few feet. One look at it, just one look, and I couldn't contain my laughter. It was the dumbest weapon I had ever seen! "You are threatening me with that...that...STICK!" I snickered. " Don't make me laugh!" Stupid move. Being preoccupied in laughing it up about his 'stick,' I didn't notice as 'Tuxie' used the stick in question to knock me to the ground, knocking my head with it on my way down. Now I know I was a little cocky, and maybe I deserved being clobbered in the head, but I was never one to stay down after the first blow. I got up and slashed at the man's stomach, but got only thin air. Damn that man was quick! By the time I realized I had missed, he was already behind me, and ever so happily slammed me on top of the head with that stupid little stick again. What was it with that man and using that cane on my head? "Stupid stick, eh?" He sneered back at me. Honestly, that man just basically helped me with my plan. You see, while he was distracted with me, my lackey was doing its job with Sailor Moon. Any time now she should be knocked out, ready to be taken by, who else, me. God I needed a longer attention span, for while I was standing there thinking, Tuxie took the initiative to go help the girl in question. What did I think? Stupid. Stupid. Stupid... Okay, on to plan B. All right... so I did the first thing that came to mind. I just simply seeped into the ground and popped up behind the girl, bopping her on the head as her *protector * fended off the clone. As the man and his cane were busy, *I* latched on to the stunned Sailor Moon and pulled her through a portal with me. Jeez, that was too easy! If I had known that, I would have just started out with plan B in the first place. * * * * * * * * * * * ^-^ * * * ^-^;; * * *-_-;;* * * o_0;; * * * >_<;;; * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * I had little experience with feelings of any sort, other than hatred, competitiveness, and slight friendship (due to Jarod,) so I honestly didn't know what to do with her. Here was this awe-inspiring siren, seemingly beckoning to me, and I didn't know what to do. I really needed some social skills. Then a thought hit me. When she woke up, she would be looking for her precious Tuxie, and despising me all the way. I had to do something so that she could, well, not remember him, so that I would have a chance at her. I honestly hate doing this to people, (besides being redundant to previous rivals,) but I could only think of one thing to do to make her forget him. Slowly I carried this young enchantress to a small room in the back. I had already known that permeating her mind would be difficult with that fuku adorning her small frame, so I knew that I'd have to remove it. Some small voice inside my head told me to remove the locket, so, since I had no other ideas, I decided to pull it off. What I had expected to happen in doing so, I don't know. Perhaps I thought I might be pricked or something by the brooch, but not what I saw. Light engulfed her small form as ribbons unraveled themselves from her frame. Honestly, I couldn't see any details...really, but I could still see her silhouette. If I had thought she was beautiful before, then now, more than ever she was gorgeous. She was perfect in every way, and I just couldn't stop myself from drinking in her beauty. Finally finding myself, I brought my jaw back up to its appropriate spot from its barely hinged on position on my face. She was quite literally a paradox. Seeing her now in her school uniform, she seemed so small and fragile, like as if I were to touch her, she would shatter like glass; yet in her other form, she seemed so strong and beautiful, bold yet majestic. I felt that she could destroy me with the mere power of her pinkie, yet seeing her now, I had the strong urge to protect her. I had seen short video clips of previous battles between her and my predecessors and one battle rang in my mind. It was one, oddly enough, at a makeup store. For a while Tuxie and Sailor Moon had been apart and just recently they had gotten back together. Then that one day, that one battle, it was like as though he didn't care anymore, yet he kept on saving her, of course. She tried to talk with him, to reason with him, but he would not listen, just simply brushed her aside and walked away, leaving her in tears. How could he resist such a siren? This raging beauty that could call out to you from distant shores, drive you into rocks and have you not care. How could he resist such a girl that held the fate of the world on her shoulders and still smiles to it? It was just intangible to me that he could do that. I sure as heck wouldn't do that, and I thought that this was my chance to make sure of that. Damn that bastard, he had his chance with her and broke her heart, now it was my turn, and I will not make the same mistake! With renewed determination, I marched over to a small control panel over in the corner of the room and flipped a small switch. Immediately dark energy began to pulsate from the crystal that hovered luminescently above her head. It showered her golden form in its dark power. It encased her, molding her mind, making her forget the one thing that had kept her going in all of this time. Some part in the back of my mind was telling me that I was making a BIG mistake, but I didn't care, I'd be with her now. It wold take hours to erase all of her memories, but I was ready to wait. Now you see, when she would awake, she would be confused and afraid. I wanted her to build a strong bond with me, to trust me above all, so in the best interests of all, I decided to wait in the dark room until she awakened. -------------------------------------------------------------- Several hours later.... She awoke slowly; beautiful blue eyes fluttering open in exhaustion and confusion. It's strange how energy like this can empower you, but make you drained of all strength. She was struggling to get up when I sauntered over to her. "How are you feeling, miss?...." She daintily lifted her palm up to her forehead, as if to ward off some bad headache she was having. "Like a convention of blacksmiths are having their way with my head..." she so painfully replied. She had some memories apparently, but I had to find out what type she had. I had to make sure that she didn't remember a certain man whose face was concealed by a white domino. "Please miss, can you tell me your name?" I ever so innocently inquired. "Sure, my name is...my name is...I know it's on the tip of my tongue...Oh god, I can't remember my own name!" "Shhhh..." I tried, key word, tried, to calm her. Really I did, but she just went into a sudden fit of hysterics. I mean really, what's the big deal about a name? ...Hey! Don't look at me that way! How was I supposed to know, I was raised in an unattached way. I honestly didn't know much about emotions, they were practically forbidden where I lived. Stupid nobility and studies. I wrapped my arms around her fragile form; god was she warm. "Shhh...It's going to be alright..."I tried to assure her. She shook like a small rabbit. "What will I do? Where will I go? I can't even remember who I am!" she sobbed. Now here was a problem, I knew vaguely of her past, save a few moments, but I didn't even know her name! " Honestly, I really don't know your name either...but I will help you with your past, do you remember anything?" I suddenly felt a little bit of regret surface, because I already knew that I was going to have to thrash some of her memories, and turn them against her. Her head swayed a little with a sudden onslaught of dizziness, but she didn't fall for she was already securely in my arms. Slowly she lifted her eyes to mine and a small yes escaped her lips. "Care to tell them to me? I could help you sort them out..." I replied. She slowly nodded as she buried her head in my chest, clinging to the fringes of my shirt. Normally I would have been enthralled by touches such as this, but right now there were more important matters to attend to, memories. "I remember a man," she began. " He is cast in shadows, his face always covered by a mask. Somehow I can see his eyes, his stormy cobalt eyes, through the mask. They are somewhat intimidating, and cold, but for some reason they do not frighten me..." She continued describing HIM, that despicable man. How was it after all of this time, all of my brainwashing, that he still haunted her memories? I had to do something, and fast. HE could ruin everything! I had to turn her memories of HIM against him. "Who is this man?" she inquired. Apparently she noticed my look of recognition on my face and knew that I had known him from somewhere. Think Damion, think! Then the idea hit me. Now you see, oddly enough, I do know who Rini is. I mean, how could I not! It was what the Dark Moon Family's entire mission was about for crying out loud! I also knew, that even though they were not always on best of terms, Sailor Moon still cared about her and if she could still remember Tuxie, she would certainly remember Rini... "Do you remember a little girl, one with cherry colored eyes and long rosy colored hair pulled up in cone shaped odangos?" I inquired, for some strange reason feeling the pit of my stomach rise up into my throat. Her eyes turned skyward, as if trying to remember a distant memory. Slowly, after seemingly several minutes of contemplation, she whispered a small "yes" then turned her head to me and asked, "Who is she?" The feeling in my throat rose some more as I replied, " She is your rei mai, and that man in black you're thinking of stole her from you in battle, brainwashing her not to remember you." I waved my hand in midair, revealing an image of the man she remembered, whilst she stared on in horror. Sure, I didn't know their names, but that doesn't mean I didn't have an idea as to what they looked like. I created an image of the man in black and Rini, an illusion if you will. He was apparently training her for some reason, but I made it look like he was beating her up badly in the process. Add in a few tears from Rini and it was hook, line, and sinker for Sailor Moon. She would hate that man. Yet somehow I felt like I was going to hurl. Why was I feeling so guilty about this? I mean my plan was working, but why did it feel so wrong? Seeing Sailor Moon looking up at me with complete trust in her eyes, and look at that masked man in utter contempt made that feeling slip away from me. She believed me, she *actually * believed me! I continued on in saying that the little girl's name was Rini, and that the man in black was Tuxedo Mask. Looking up at me with innocence and a little spark of determination in her eyes, she so calmly replied, "I want her back, and I will fight Tuxedo Mask to do so." Though my stomach did a sickening little flip flop, the rest of my body did a silent little cheer. She seemed to want a reply from me, so I turned my head down to her, faces inches apart, and replied, "Good, and fight him you will. But first we need a plan, and something to call you." That was the first time I actually used my head around her and was glad when she nodded her head in agreement. "So what should we call you? ...." I thought for a moment and looking at her angelic face only one name suited her beauty... "How about Tenshi no Akari?" "What does it mean?" she so innocently asked. "It means Angel of Light." "Beautiful," she breathed. " Then that settles it, I'll call you Tenshi for short. Now onto the matter of getting Rini back, you know I'm going to have to debrainwash her, right?" She nodded. "Now here's how we'll do it...." ~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~<*>~ The sky was dark that fateful morning as Tenshi and I set out for our first battle against the senshi together. Why does this feel so wrong? We went to the local park where many previous attackers had been encountered. I did a quick drawing of a monster that would be good enough to attract the senshi's attention. I made it masculine in physique, giving it possessed triangular white eyes and oily black skin. I gave it demonic black wings and a hunter's bow and arrow that would spit forth fire and ice to anything it shot at. I played a medieval-ish tune on my flute as the oil demon seeped its way out of the paper, making a sickening squishy slithery sound as it went. It dripped out of the tree we were in and landed on the inhabitants below, making the man and woman shriek as their energy was sapped out. Seven minutes later... The senshi of Mars was the first to appear, followed by Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and finally Tuxedo Mask with Mini Moon. I made a quick glance up to Tenshi to see her reaction, which to my relief was total rage towards Tuxedo Mask. Meanwhile on the ground... "Let's thrash this oily thing!" Mars called out with the approval of Venus and Jupiter with Jupiter cracking her knuckles in the process. "Guys wait! The creature is..." Mercury called out, but her cries fell on deaf ears as the other senshi called out... "BURNING MADALIA!" "VENUS LOVE CHAIN ENCIRCLE!" "JUPITER THUNDERCLAP ZAP!" The three powers combined into one gigantic flaming ball of energy cascading down upon the oily creature setting it on fire, as Tuxedo Mask shielded Mini Moon in the distance. The creature ruptured, showering the senshi with greasy globs of its oily self. "...highly explosive." Mercury finished. "Now you tell us!" complained Mars, exhasperately. " Yuck! I'm not going to be able to get this out of my hair for a week!" moaned Venus. "Uh guys..." Jupiter called out. "What?!" snapped Mars. "This stuffs moving!" cried out Jupiter as the creature slowly enraptured her body, already starting to suffocate her. "SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!" The creature coated Jupiter in shiny black ice. " Now Tuxedo Mask!" shouted Mercury. Tuxedo Mask threw a bouquet of roses at Jupiter, shattering her icy encasement, causing her to fall in a lifeless heap on the floor. Now this threw me, * I * was actually worried about her. Somehow I was interested in two people at once, both from the opposite side...that can't be good. And I was actually relieved when Venus started performing CPR on her. Meanwhile the goop started to slither off of Mars and recuperate from being shattered off of Jupiter, creating two separate beings, one male and one female. The male was again muscular with those same triangular shaped eyes and demonic bat like wings. He turned to the senshi, staring at Mercury intensely and then his whole being set itself aflame. While the male itself was covered in flames, the female was composed of sheer ice, with almost human eyes, and angel like wings. The two warriors of eternal fire and ice stood side by side, until they charged at the senshi. The archress shot her ice arrow at Jupiter, freezing her in a block of solid ice. While the hunter and huntress chased down the other senshi, Mercury analyzed them. After typing a few things into her computer, she called into her communicator to Venus and Mars, "Make the two archers run into each other, the fire and ice will null each other out!" "Stop speaking like a text book Mercury!" Venus yelled back. "She means," Mars said. "that the fire'll melt the ice, and the ice will put out the fire!" "Oh, well why didn't you say that in the first place?!" Venus uttered. Mars smacked herself in the head as she ran past Venus, causing the two archers collide, falling to the ground. "Now Sailor Moon!" yelled Venus. "VENUS!" yelled Mars. "She isn't even here!" "Oops." "Guys, let's just put our powers together," reasoned Mercury. "Right!" "SHINE AQUA ILLUSION!" "BURNING MADALIA!" "VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!" "PINK SUGAR HEART ATTACK!" And Tuxedo Mask threw in a rose for good measure. This time the creatures blew up, but could not piece themselves back together as they turned back into the piece of paper, burning into one small pile of ash. As Jupiter's encasement melted from her form, Venus looked down at the burning paper, "Now why does this seem familiar?" Mars just needed one look. "Damion! I know you're up there! Get your chicken shit ass down here and give us Sailor Moon back!" yelled the senshi of Mars. Now you see I am a good artist, did I say I was a good artist? Well I am. Anyhow, while the battle was raging on with eternal fire and ice, I had made the exact opposite of Akari no Tenshi; I made Kageno Jaki, (evil spirit of darkness). Jaki was another one of my paper monsters, but they didn't have to know that. She, well, kind of looked like Wicked Lady. She had long ebony hair pulled up in twin cone shaped odangos, and wore a black dress with see through sleeves just like Wicked Lady. She had ruby colored eyes and was much taller than Tenshi. Tenshi was decked out in a long white gown that barely swept the floor with white slight stacker sandals. The gown had no sleeves and had straps that snugly hugged the sides of her arms. (For the sleeves, think of Brandy in that Cinderella gown ^_~.) I just stood there, leaning against the tree of the branch that I stood on. I grinned down to them, and looked at Tenshi and Jaki, "I don't see a Sailor Moon around here, do you see a Sailor Moon around here?" Both Tenshi and Jaki shook their heads no. The senshi looked up, and did a double take. "Sailor Moon!" "Serena." Tuxedo Mask breathed. "Noh uh...Don't look at me like that Tux-boy! I am NOT Sailor Moon, but you do have something that I want," called out Tenshi. "Serena! Don't you recognize us? It's me, Mina...Don't you remember? A-and that's Darian, your true love, the one you fought so hard to get back from Beryl, don't you remember anything?" Venus pleaded. "I am NOT Serena; don't you guys get it? I am not Sailor Moon! I am not one of you, and that bastard took my little sister! Now if you guys will excuse me, I have some business to attend to!" Tenshi yelled back. "The time is now right, go and get your sister back." I whispered to Tenshi. They both jumped to the ground, standing back to back. "So you guys will stop calling me those silly names, I might as well tell you my real name. I am Akari no Tenshi..." "And I am Kageno Jaki..." "So back off from my sister!" She glared down at Tuxedo Mask as he shielded Mini Moon, while Jaki glared down at the other senshi. Tenshi started heading down towards Tuxie, while the other senshi tried to interfere. Truly enjoying toying with the other senshi's minds, Jaki stepped in front of the others, "Noh huh." She said while waving a finger in front of them, "Mustn't interfere, master's orders." A devious grin pushed itself upon her face, "I know there is hatred in there, so lets just push it out a little bit." She put her hands up above her head as if waiting for some omniscient power to come to her, "Forces of wind and water..." Uranus and Neptune look up, eyes glowing scarlet, "Forces of Fire and Ice..." Mercury and Mars begin to glow, "I command you to let your true feelings to show through!" She turns to Mercury and Mars, "I know they have mistreated you, treated you like babies when we all know you could have whooped their asses, now is your chance to prove it, attack!" Mars and Mercury charged at Neptune and Uranus as Jaki turned towards Pluto, Venus, and Jupiter, "I call upon the forces of time, lightning, and love...I know what it is like to live your life in isolation, and because of them, Pluto, that you have had to live eons of it...Don't you want to get out of this life...Don't you want revenge?" "Yes," breathed Pluto. "Aren't you tired of being bossed around by this being that isn't even here for half of the battles? That lives like a hermit for most of her life? Don't you think you would be a better leader Venus? Don't you think you deserve it? Don't you just wish for the times while you were still Sailor V? Where you called the shots? Destroy her now, and you will reign supreme!" While Venus began her fight with Pluto, Jaki walked up behind the entranced Jupiter, putting her hands on the Jovian's shoulder, whispering in her ear, "Don't you see them out there, fighting YOUR battle? They think you are weak...that you can't defend yourself. They are the reason you can't have a normal life...that you have to fight all your life. They have taken your freedom...Take it back." With that Jupiter joined in the fight. She had just about reached Tuxedo Mask as Jaki came up behind her, hands on her shoulders, whispering in her ear, "So, need my help? ...I mean, look at what I did to the senshi!" She gestured towards the battle. "No. This one is mine. It's personal." She got up to Tuxedo Mask as Rini cowered behind his cape. "Rini, go for cover, but don't go too far incase I need you, okay?" "K." Rini runs to the nearest rooftop, and sits on it. Tuxedo Mask gets into a fighting stance, "Serena, don't do this! We are your friends! Rini (gestures to her) is your daughter... our daughter...please believe me." "Liar!" Tenshi shrieked as she threw a warning beam of light at Tuxie's foot. "I am telling you the truth! What has Damion told you? What has he done to you?!" "Nothing, just shown me the light! Why was she beside you?! What have you done to my little sister?!" "Nothing! She is OUR daughter! You have to believe me!" "Liar!" Tenshi jumped on Tuxedo Mask, throwing punches into his face. Helpless to really stop her, (I mean, what could he do? Beat up the love of his life? *rolls eyes * Yeah...right...) he pleaded to her, "Serena, please, stop..." "Come on! Why aren't you fighting back?! Huh you little wimp?! Afraid to fight a little girl?! You shouldn't be, considering what you did to my sister?!" I smacked my head, damn, wish she didn't bring up that subject. Finally able to grab Tenshi's hands, he asked in shock, "What? What do you believe I have done to Rini?" With tears in her eyes, still trying to pound on Tuxedo Mask, she yelled at him, "You beat her Tuxedo Mask! I saw you do it with that stupid cane of yours!" With her wrists grasped firmly by his, still staring in disbelief, he whispered, "I didn't do that. You know I didn't do that. Who lead you to believe that?" "He did! I saw it with my own eyes! You hurt my little sister." "No, I didn't," he whispered, trying to calm and soothe the raging blond. "I don't believe you." "Then believe me." Tenshi looked up and saw Rini standing over them with eyes that seemed mad at first, but then turned to concern. "Believe me," continued Rini. "Daddy would NEVER hurt me. What you saw must have been fake. You were deceived Momma...If you don't believe me, then just look in his eyes." Tenshi carefully pulled off Tuxedo Mask's domino, revealing his deep blue eyes. He looked so sad. "Listen to your heart instead of your head Momma, it won't deceive you." Tenshi, no Serena, no longer tried to fight, form slouching slightly, whispered, "No, he could not have hurt you." And with that she faded back into her school uniform, passing out onto a slightly bewildered Tuxedo Mask. "Serena?! Speak to me! Are you alright?" Cried a scared Tuxedo Mask, shaking the girl's small form. Suddenly, Jaki was vaporized from her spot by an invisible force. No time to cry out in pain, no paper even left behind. Nothing stood there, but a charred spot in the ground. All of the senshi stopped fighting; gasping for breath on the ground, almost all passed out. Above the desperate man, Tuxedo Mask, and his unconscious love, hovered Jarod, all decked out in that dull gray uniform we all had to wear, glaring down at me. "Damion! Not only did you not complete your mission, but you were also fraternizing with another from the other side. Alsessaly is displeased. He has disowned you, and as an assassin, I have been sent to carry out your death sentence," yelled Jarod but then whispered, "I'm sorry." "But first," he said as he looked down at the couple below. "I must take care of some other business. I must kill your associate." Forming an ice dagger, he readied himself to strike the oblivious man. "Goodbye!" he yelled as he thrusted the dagger towards the couple on the ground. "Look out!" the others called out, but there wasn't enough time for Tuxie to react. The sickening sound of shredding flesh echoed throughout the park as I fell on top of the bewildered Tuxie, side unfortunately bleeding all over the still unconscious Serena. Struggling to stand, holding my side, I got up and glared at Jarod, feeling saddened somewhat that our friendship had to end this way. Wind blowing through my tousled hair, I called upon my unused power, one I hated for its destruction, but the only one powerful enough to get Jarod to run...fast. I quickly told the senshi to get out of here and run, if they valued their lives, and that of their unconscious princess, then called out, "Fires of the underworld, aid me in destroying this man...Hell's Flame!" Fire poured out of me, out of all my wounds and hurt, and crawled up my body, up my arms and out of my palms, straight for Jarod. Seeing as to what the heck I was doing, Jarod fled the scene, getting singed up and down his left side as he went through the portal. That was the last thing I saw before I passed out. ******* While in my passed out state, I had the weirdest dream. I was in a dark room, a cavern perhaps. My voice echoed around me at the tiniest whisper. I saw Serena in front of me, my tenshi. I started to run to her and she seemingly to I. I kept running, but got no where, but she seemed to be going somewhere. Almost to me, but suddenly she turns. She goes to the left, and into someone else's arms. Endymion. She kisses him, and becomes Neo Queen Serenity, and he becomes King Endymion. As he holds her, Rini appears in front of them. This happy family depresses me, but before I have time to dwell on it any longer, something brown and large swings at me like the pendulum of a clock, no, more like a wrecking ball. It slammed into me, but instead of breaking me, it caused me to sneeze. After a few more swipes of the brown object, I awoke to find myself in a hospital bed, Sailor Jupiter staring at me from above. "I saw what you did...I know the others wouldn't believe me, that I would have been strong enough to be conscious, but I did see what you did. That was very brave of you to do for the enemy," she admitted, her voice shaky as she spoke to me. "No, she is not the enemy. Didn't you hear? I was disowned. I belong to no side, I have no friend or foe, I have no family. It doesn't matter what happens to me now." She was about to open her mouth to say something, but then Sailor Moon walked in. "I have come to thank you for what you did, though I did not see it, few have in fact. Even though you were disowned, you fought to protect us, saving us. For that I thank you. ... You are probably wondering how you got here...We found you a few minutes after you told us to leave, twenty feet around you scorched, you yourself unconscious. For being so kind, we will help you for actions speak louder than words, so with your permission, I would like to purify you with the silver crystal," replied Sailor Moon, sounding more like Neo Queen Serenity than herself. Do not ask how I know this, for even I don't know how I know this. "Please," I began. "Don't purify me. Check in my heart to see if I am good, but please do not purify me." "Why?" "I want to help...I want to help you...I want to help the others. I cannot live as a norm," I said. And with that she checked me with the silver crystal, and finding that I was truly good, she let me stay. Perhaps, if given some time, and if not for the fights, Jupiter, no Lita and I could have become closer... but it was not to be. Though I had grown fond of her, I never found out if she even liked me. She was killed by my father, my damn father! Oh well, I can't think of this any more. I am too tired and sad. Besides, I have to start school tomorrow, bleck! So I should just go to bed...sigh. To think that I have to relearn everything I already know. Bah! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Author's notes: I put the author's notes on the bottom, because when they're on the top, I am not always sure that my computer downloaded them right and that I got the whole story. Putting them on the bottom just shows that you got the story until the end. I slipped in a few Japanese words here and there, so here are their translations. 'Baddies' is a lame little term I thought I'd use for a bad guy to save space, baka means fool or idiot, and rei mai means little sister. Long chapter, compared to the last one, ne? Thank you if you've made it this far. Please email me. I need to know how this turned out! If you liked this story so far, email me. It would keep me going! Have I emphasised enough on the emailing part? Send your mail to isis@sailorjupiter.com .