A.N. Well, I'm ashamed to say that the first half of this chapter was written at Four AM and my 
     writing skills were pretty dead. *Hangs head in shame* -_-0 But, you gotta read in order 
     to actually understand. 


Disclaimer: La de dah di.


Love and Desperation
Part Two 
Author: Moon Sparkle
E-Mail: lovablegwen@hotmail.com
Rated: PG-13


	Three weeks had passed since the night of the ball and the princess and her court had 
been training continuously. The kingdom was under state of urgent situation and the queen 
organized the forces that, in case of attack, would protect the monarchy. The outer guardians
had also been called, for the Negaverse was on its way to the Moon Kingdom and the queen
needed all the protection for her daughter and people that she could acquire.
     “Mars, flame SNIPER!” Called the red suited warrior as she ran through the thick 
forest. A loud sickening scream was heard and a very loud whoop from Venus, the warrior 
first in command. 
     “That was great, Mars! Your aim is getting better every day.” The blonde said as she
reached her partner. “ Jupiter! Left!” Venus called. Jupiter attacked instantly and the 
creature turned into dust. The tall soldier jumped from a tree and landed right next to 
Mars and Venus. Her face was damp with sweat and her uniform ripped. 
     “Damn, I hate this area.” She said wearily. “ Why do you want us training in here, 
Venus? Trying to make us love nature and destroy it at the same time?” Jupiter questioned.
Venus giggled wickedly.
     “I thought it would be a great lesson for Serenity.” The blonde replied. “ She needs
to learn how to use her senses more than her vision.” 
     “Where is she, anyway?” Mars asked as she sat on a large fallen tree. Her raven-black
hair reached down to her waist and it glimmered in the little sunshine that touched the 
ground through the trees. She looked tired, but the determination in her eyes made her look
as though she was made of fire, like the power she possessed. Venus looked around and shrugged. 
	“She’s out there with Mercury. I saw her earlier. Her agility is improving.” Jupiter said. 
     The trio rested for a while and decided that they should return to the castle. The Queen 
had invited potential allies (in case the Moon Kingdom would go to war), for dinner. 
     “I wonder if the Royal Earth Family is coming.” Mars pronounced as they walked slowly on 
the trail. Venus and Jupiter nodded, their expressions grim. “ Why the hell are we walking?” 
she questioned annoyed. She stopped and looked at the other girls.
     “Because, we need to be around for Sailor Moon and Mercury to find us. Plus, we need the 
exercise.” Venus stated. She commenced walking once more, as unhurriedly as before. 
Mars looked annoyed.   	      
     “Well, your highness, how the hell are we getting any exercise if we’re walking so 
damn sl-“ Mars was cut off by a loud roar from the direction that they had just come from.
Without a word, the soldiers took off toward the direction of the noise. They heard Mercury
attack and another loud holler. 
     “Moon Twilight Flash!” Sailor Moon attacked. 
     Mars, Venus and Jupiter reached the battle ground and gasped at the sight. A large, 
repulsive looking demon hung from a tree, laughing. A long split tongue licked his reptile 
lips. Sailor Mercury lay on the ground, her uniform torn and blood-stained. She groaned 
quietly as she tried to stand up, but was unsuccessful. Sailor Moon stood, terror stricken, 
on a large fallen tree. Her suit was also ripped and blood stained, but she was on her feet.
     “Happy now, Venus?!” Mars exclaimed, infuriated. She attacked the monster, but he 
blocked the strike and leaped on a massive branch. “ I thought you said that this place 
didn’t have any dangerous demons!” she accused. 
     “It doesn’t!” Venus replied, a little shocked.
     “Well, do you call this harmless?!” Sailor Moon exclaimed. She jumped down from the 
plummeted tree, next to Mercury. She helped the blue-haired warrior sit up and quickly 
healed her flowing wounds. 
     Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury all surrounded Sailor Moon, facing the beast that 
still laughed and roared. It had a small snake tattoo on its sickening forehead. Sailor 
Venus’s azure eyes widened.
     “He’s from the Negaverse,” she said quietly. “ Sailor Moon, teleport back to the 
castle and tell your mother to send backup. This guy is a snake demon. It’s going to take 
forever to kill him.”             
     The princess nodded. The warriors waited, still facing the hideous snakelike creature 
that hissed and roared at them, ready to strike. 
     “I can’t.” said Sailor Moon. She looked frustrated. Jupiter glanced at her, confusion 
in her eyes.
     “What do you mean?” 
     “I can’t teleport. There’s an energy field of some kind around here…I get dizzy instead
of teleporting.” The blonde stated. She tried once more, but she couldn’t. 
     The demon attacked. A shining gleam of black light bolted toward the warriors. Moon, 
Venus, Jupiter and Mars jumped out of the way, but it struck Mercury, for she was busily 
typing on her mini-computer. 
     “Mercury!” Sailor Moon called and started toward her, but Venus stopped her. 
     “We don’t have time, she’ll get up herself.” She said, urgently. “She wasn’t hit badly.”
Sailor Moon nodded hesitatingly and positioned herself for battle once more. Venus sent her 
love chain toward the monster, but it returned and clutched her instead. 
     She screamed in pain as the snake demon controlled her attack and tied her up to a large
tree with the burning chain. Jupiter took over. 	
     “Don’t attack it anymore. It can control our powers. We have to think of a different way
to hurt it.” she said alertly. She dodged another one of the demon’s attacks and jumped in 
front of the princess who tried time and time again to teleport. 
     The demon was very fast and powerful. It sent another fatal attack that hit Mars, who 
was knocked out cold. Serenity ran to heal her, but she was stopped once again.
     “Don’t,” Jupiter ordered. “ Stay behind me.” Mercury continuously typed on a small 
keyboard. Blue goggles covered her eyes and her wounded left arm held her waist, that was also
injured.          
     A beam of powerful brilliant blue light forcefully bolted toward the demon. It hit the 
monster in the chest and it hissed and roared in pain. The remaining standing soldiers turned
around. 
     A prince with auburn black hair and deep ocean blue eyes stood there. His cape swam in 
the wind and four generals stood behind him. He materialized another blue ball of deadly energy
in his left hand and sent it toward the aching demon. It hit it in the chest once more and it 
cried in pain again. 
     The princess stared. Were her eyes deceiving her? Maybe I am dead, she thought. But 
she wasn’t. She glanced at the prince and then turned her head to look at the dying demon.
Its long snake tongue hissed and slashed around its mouth. She glared at it, disgust forming
in her eyes. 
     “Endymion!” Venus cried. She tried to break free of the chain,  but it was too powerful.
The prince’s high general Kunzite hastened toward the yellow-suited warrior. He sent a ball 
of dark energy, not unlike Endymion’s and it cut the chain. Venus was set free. She thanked 
him and hurried toward Sailor Moon who was still in shock. 
     “Serenity! Snap out of it and heal Mars while this demon is still hurt.” Venus said. 
Endymion ran to Sailor Moon who did what she was told. The demon was coming back to its senses. 
     Its narrow red eyes spotted the princess who had just healed Mars. She turned and looked
at it, her sky blue eyes darkened in pain and worry. 
     Serenity turned around to Venus who was talking to Mercury. The creature sought its 
chance. With a silent hiss, it sent a red streak of energy toward the princess. Sailor Moon 
turned around as she heard the soft hiss and her eyes widened. The power was approaching her 
at a speed of light and she knew it was too late to move.
     Two strong arms gripped her waist and skillfully pulled her out of peril’s way. She gasped
loudly and turned to see who had saved her. She met dark blue eyes, which she knew she loved 
so much, when they reflected bliss. Endymion let go of her gently and hurriedly threw a great 
sphere of the same blue energy at the snakelike creature. It hit it in the forehead, and the 
demon disappeared. 
     “Oh Thank God!” Mercury exclaimed as she typed on. Her aqua blue eyes scanned the small 
screen quickly. A tall blonde young man stood behind her. “We can teleport now,” The blue-haired
soldier said finally.     
     Endymion eyed his princess and took hold of her trembling hand. She looked helpless 
and afraid.
     “Are you all right, Angel?” he asked softly, his voice passionate and concerned. 
She looked at him with sapphire distressed eyes. 
     “They are among us now.” She said silently and collapsed in his arms.  


              					* * * 

      Kunzite stood outside the door of his prince’s quarters. He heard harsh, angry voices 
inside the room. One was Endymion’s and one was King Hastol’s. The general leaned closer to the
door to hear. 
     	“Endymion!” the king raised his voice. “ How many times have I told you? Do not come here 
without my permission! Leave the girl alone, she can handle herself.” Hastol said angrily. 
Kunzite heard shuffling.
	“Father, she would have been killed today, had I not been there.” Came Endymion’s calm 
voice. “Her court has not been trained to battle demons of that level yet.” Kunzite could hear 
the king mumble angrily to himself.
	“Well, then. That’s Selenity’s problem, not ours. You should not risk your life for a 
foolish sixteen year old girl and neither should your generals!” Kunzite’s heart skipped a beat.
Did the king know he was there? His powers were great and he could sense somebody from a mile 
away. He decided to turn.
      “She is not just any girl, Hastol.” Endymion said softly. “ And she is definitely not 
foolish. I love her.” He uttered, a hint of pride in his voice. Kunzite thought, he was certainly
not intimidated by his overbearing father.
	A roar of frustration and enragement was heard from the room. Kunzite heard heavy footsteps
approaching the door and he quickly teleported next to the prince just as it opened. 
	Endymion was sitting on the large comfortable sofa in the room. He looked tired and annoyed. 
	“You love to snoop around, don’t you?” he said with a small smile gracing his lips. Kunzite
smirked. He knew that Endymion could feel his presence no matter how much he tried to block 
himself out. The prince’s expression darkened quickly.
	“We have to go to dinner, now.” Kunzite said as he stood up. He mentally called the other
three generals and they were soon descending the steep, majestic staircase of the palace. 
Endymion was clothed in a dark formal attire, as were his four generals. 
	As they reached the immense ball room, hundreds of families of royal birth dined at large,
crystal tables. Endymion soon found his seat and looked around for the princess and her court, 
without any success of spotting them. He recalled how he had teleported straight away to the 
castle after the battle and the frightened and concerned look on Queen Selenity’s flawless face
when she saw her only daughter, wounded and unconscious, in his arms. Serenity and the four 
weary soldiers had been taken into medical care immediately and Endymion had been called into a
private room to talk with his freshly arrived angry parents.	
	“What in God’s name were you thinking!? I told you not to come here without my damn 
permission!” his father had exploded. His mother, Queen Galia, had remained calm. She did not 
take sides. 
	“I am nineteen years old! I can make my own decisions.” Endymion had replied and walked 
out of the room. Since they were all there, his parents decided that they should stay for the 
dinner. About an hour later, King Hastol had come back to try to convince Endymion that he had 
to listen to him. No such luck.
	The loud tone of a trumpet interrupted the prince’s thoughts. His sight came back into 
focus and he looked at the grand entrance of the ball room. Everybody silenced. Orders of 
guards echoed in the large room.
	“Presenting: Queen Selenity and Princess Serenity, accompanied by her loyal court!” 
announced a loud, deep voice. The large doors opened and through them walked the queen and 
princess. Serenity looked weary, but a gentle smile appeared on her angelic face as she greeted
the guests. 
	Endymion could see her looking around, clearly, trying to find him. Her court, all dressed
in their uniforms, found their seats near the throne quickly and also inspected the area for the
generals. 
	Serenity didn’t look for long, since she felt where Endymion was and turned around to 
glance his way. She smiled at him, her tired face lighting up. Her symbol was also brighter 
than it had been in days. Just as she started walking toward him, Queen Selenity called her. 
Endymion watched as she slowly turned and stood next to her mother.
	Another loud trumpet rang in Endymion’s ears. He glanced toward the throne, where the 
queen stood perfectly. 
	“The Queen Speaks!” announced the presenter. Selenity smiled at him, and stood on the 
step of her throne. 
	“Welcome!” she started. “ My kings, queens, princesses and princes,” she glanced at 
Endymion. “Thank you for joining me and the rest of the Moon Kingdom at a time such as this. 
As you know, today, my daughter and her guardians have been attacked by, alas, the Negaverse’s
hand. This has brought us all to believe that, after dreadfully awaiting, the enemy has 
attacked us at last and wish us to enter the war. I would like to say thank you to the valiant 
Prince Endymion and his generals, for saving my daughter’s life today. There are no words to 
express how grateful I am to you.” Her voice was loud and crystalline. The guests all turned 
their heads toward Endymion and the four generals. The prince smiled at them, for he eyed 
Serenity and she looked as though she was content, at least, more content than she had been in 
months. The announcer asked for the audience’s attention once more.
	“Due to these appalling circumstances, queen of the Earth, Galia, and I have determined 
that our children stay together throughout the war.” Endymion’s eyes widened in surprise, as 
did everybody else’s, including Serenity’s. The queen smiled and turned to her daughter. 
“Darling, you will be leaving with King Hastol tomorrow.” She said.