The Sailor Scouts
        Sailor Moon – Serena
        Sailor Mercury – Amy
        Sailor Mars – Raye
        Sailor Jupiter – Lita
        Sailor Venus – Mina
        Sailor Vega – Krista
        Sailor Sunshine – Angie

The Star Knights
        Centurion Sol – Frank
        Centurion Vega – Aaron
        Centurion Regulus – Greg
        Centurion Sirrus – Ken
        Centurion Polaris – Andrew
        Centurion Altair – Chad

Others
        Tuxedo Mask/Moonlight Knight – Darien
        Maxwell Stadford – Neflite

…The Bad,…
The Boss
        Savior - ???

The Aliens
        Alan – When in human guise, he goes under the name Alan.
        Anne – When in human guise, she goes under the name Anne.

The Generals
        Malachite – Does not go out in human guise.
        Zoycite – When in human guise, she goes under the name Zoey.
        Jedite – When in human guise, she goes under the name Jed.

…And the Ugly.
The Dark Scouts
        Dark Moon
        Dark Mercury
        Dark Mars
        Dark Jupiter
        Dark Venus
        Dark Vega
        Dark Sunshine

The Brothers Grim
        Black Blade
        Black Flame

Others
        Dark Mask
Past Reflections

Chapter 1
Frank and Angie
Aaron and Krista

        "Fate and luck seem to favor the Scouts, don't they?" Savior asked
aloud as he turned to face the three Generals, Jedite, Malachite, and
Zoycite; and the two aliens: Alan and Anne.
        The group of villains were gathered in the church that Neflite had
used while searching for the Silver Crystal.  Each was as far from Savior
as possible, staring at him with a look of hatred mixed with fear.  "What
do you mean?" Alan asked, expressing the confusion they all felt.
        "The Sailor Scouts must be favored by fate and luck," Savior said.
"How else could they have defeated you each and every time?"
        "So, how does that help us?" Malachite demanded.
        "Well, what would happen if the Sailor Scouts were forced to fight
the Sailor Scouts?" Savior asked, waving his hand.
        There was a flash of energy and light outside the church, followed
by a large crack.  The five villains all turned outside to stare out of
the church in the direction of the park.  In the distance loomed a large,
black mirror.

********

        “Ahh! I can’t believe you!”
        Angie grabbed a book off a near by table and flung it at Frank,
who easily dodged it.  “It was an accident,” Frank said, knowing it was
useless.
        Angie and Frank were in the house they shared with Aaron and
Krista.  Angie was the Princess of the Sun and Krista’s sister.  Krista,
though, was the Princess of Vega through her marriage to Prince Aaron of
Vega.  Frank, on the other hand, had no family connection to any other
member of the household.  His parents were Sir Thomas of Earth, the last
Lord of the Sun, and Lady Milinda of Venus, the only female Knight of the
Sun.  Both of Frank’s parents were dead; Lady Milinda died during the
attack on the Moon Kingdom over a thousand years ago, while Sir Thomas was
killed in a battle with the resurrected generals of Beryl.
        After Sir Thomas’s death, Frank had stepped up and, with the help
of Aaron, created a new breed of knights, the Star Knights.  The Star
Knights were composed of six people: Frank, Aaron, Greg, Ken, Chad, and
Andrew.  Each had been invested with the powers of the destroyed Sun Ring.
The Star Knights had the same job as the Knights of the Sun before them:
to protect the royal court from harm at all costs.  Frank had taken over
the leader position of the Knights since their formation, assigning each
Knight to the protection of a different Scout: Andrew was assigned to
Mina, Ken to Lita, Greg to Amy, Chad to Raye, and Aaron to Krista.  He had
left Serena in the capable hands of Darien, while he took the newest of
the Scouts, Angie.
        In the month that had passed since Sir Thomas’s death, Aaron,
Krista, Angie, and Frank had ,moved in together.  When Frank was asked
about his relationship to the others of the household, he would answer as
close to the truth as possible: Aaron had been a friend of the family and
when Frank's parents had died, Aaron had taken him in.
        Everything was going along rather smoothly since then. Frank
attended school with Angie and Serena and was in their classes, which made
it easier for him to watch over them.  He began to fall into a routine of
going to school and watching Serena and Angie, following Angie and some
guy for most of the afternoon, hearing the reports from the other Knights,
doing his school work, training with Aaron for a while, then going to bed.
Sometimes though, protecting Angie interfered with her social life. When
this happened, Angie usually became cold and distant. But tonight, she was
livid.
        "What happened?" Aaron asked.
        Frank blinked. he hadn't realized that either Krista and Aaron
were in the room.  Before he could reply though, Angie said, "What happen?
What happen?!" Her voice rose with every word. "He ruined  my date!"
        Frank sighed. "It was an accident," he repeated.
        "An accident!" Angie shouted. "You followed us!"
        Aaron raised a hand to quiet Angie. "Let him tell his version," he
ordered.
        Angie lapsed into silence as Frank said, "After Angie and her date
left, I waited a minute, then followed them to The Max. It went well, I
don't think Angie even knew I was there.  When they finished eating, they
started walking.  I followed them again, this time to the park.  They went
up onto the bridge and just stood there.  I looked away for a moment and
when I looked back, they were gone.  I ran up onto the bridge without
thinking." Frank paused as his face went red. "I ran right into them and
knocked him right off the bridge."
        Aaron suppressed a smile, while Krista covered her mouth with her
hand as Frank continued, "They had just shifted position and when I came
up, I slammed into them.  I don't know how I managed to knock just him
off, but..." His voice trailed off as he shrugged.
        Aaron looked at Angie and said, "Well, it seems like a reasonable
explanation to me."
        "I still think you did it on purpose," Angie said, glaring at
Frank.
        Krista and Aaron glanced at each other, knowing that the argument
was going to go downhill fast. "Why would I do that on purpose?" Frank
demanded. "I want nothing to do with your multitude of boyfriends."
        "Multitude?" Angie shrieked, outraged.
        "Yes, multitude," Frank said, stepping closer to Angie. "Every
day, you've got a new boyfriend.  I swear you've dated every guy in that
school once and are on your second time around."
        Angie's eyes widen in rage. "You bastard," she hissed.
        Taking a step forward, Angie slapped Frank across the face, then
stormed from the room.  Frank stood still for a few moments after Angie
had left the room, then calmly walked out of the house, closing the front
door silently behind him.  "What do we do now?" Aaron asked.
        "Nothing," Krista said, sitting down, "let them work it out for
themselves."
        "You are being calm about this," Aaron said, taking a seat next to
her.
        "I know my sister," Krista said, "She in love with him."
        Aaron laughed. "And he's in love with her, I have no doubt," he
said.
        "Do you think they'll ever have what we have?" Krista asked,
looking at Aaron.
        "I hope so," he answered as he kissed her.

********

        Angie slammed the door to her room and threw herself on her bed.
"Why is he so mean to me?" she moaned.
        "Because he's in love with you," a small voice said.
        Angie looked up to see a small, yellow cat sitting on the
headboard of her bed.  On the cat's forehead was a small symbol of the
sun. "What do you mean, Lunamis?" Angie asked, addressing the cat.
        Lunamis hopped off the headboard and onto the bed.  "He loves
you," the cat said. "How much clearer would you like me to be?"
        "But that doesn't answer my question," Angie said, pushing herself
into a sitting position. "If he loves me, he shouldn't be mean to me."
        "frank is an interesting person," Lunamis said. "He feels that if
he shows his feelings for you, he would be compromising his ability to
protect you.  So, he keeps you away by making you think he's a jerk."
        "But..." Angie started.  She thought about it. "Are you sure?"
        "Absolutely," Lunamis purred.
        Angie smiled.  "Cool," she said, as she fell back on her pillow.
        Lunamis sighed and looked out the window of Angie's room.  "Sailor
Sunshine," Lunamis said, his voice becoming commanding.
        Angie sat up and looked out the window to see a large, black
mirror towering in the air just as her communicator beeped.

********

        Frank looked up at the stars.  "Why did I say that?" he wondered
aloud, his voice soft, barely above a whisper.
        Frank looked down as he pulled out a small picture from his back
pocket.  It was a photo of himself and Angie at one of the school's
dances.  Angie had asked him to go after she found out that he, like her,
had no one to go with.  For that one night, Frank had forgotten he was
suppose to be protecting Angie and had enjoyed himself with the other
Scouts and Knights.  There had been a photographer at the dance who had
taken their picture, then given the picture to Frank.  Frank realized
something that night: he loved Angie.
        Frank sighed.  He wanted to go back inside and apologize for what
he had said.  He wanted to tell her how he felt.  He wanted to hold her...
        He shook his head, freeing himself of the thoughts.  It was his
job to protect her and emotions just got in the way.  Granted, he knew
that some of the other Knights were in love with the Scout they were
assigned to protect, but while he didn't stop it, he did disapprove of it.
How could you make the ultimate sacrifice if you didn't want to lose the
person you were protecting?
        Frank took a deep breath and looked up into the sky.  Suddenly, a
brilliant light filled the sky, forcing Frank to look away.  Frank looked
back to see large, black mirror towering over the city just as his
communicator beeped.
Chapter 2
Andrew and Mina
Ken and Lita

        "...And his face looked something like this," Mina said, as she
made a strange face at Andrew.
        Andrew laughed and shook his head.  "You're a very strange girl,
Mina," he said, smiling.
        "Why thank you, Andrew," Mina said, smiling back. "I do try ever
so hard."
        The pair laughed again.  They were in the arcade where Andrew
worked, drinking milkshakes. The two of them had gotten along beautifully
since the start of Andrew assignment to protect her.  He never interfered
with her private life, for which Mina was grateful, but still made sure he
was always within helping distance.
        Andrew glanced at his watch, then said, "I've got to go. I
promised Rita I'd go to the movies with her tonight.  I'll meet you at
your house tomorrow morning, ok?"
        Mina nodded. "Have you told her yet?" she asked.
        Andrew silently looked away.  "Andrew..." Mina said. "You haven't
told her."
        "well, what am I supposed to say?" Andrew demanded. "'Well, honey
you see I have these fantastic powers and I have lead a life of danger
from now on. Oh, I'm also suppose to protect this girl here, but nothing
going on between us.' That sounds lame to my ears."
        Now, it was Mina's turn to be silent.  "I never thought about that
way," she said finally.
        Andrew smiled again in attempt to lighten the changes.  "Don't
worry, I'll handle it somehow," he said.
        Leaning down, Andrew kissed Mina on the check and walked out of
the arcade.  Mina touched the spot where he had kissed her and stared
after him.

********

        Half an hour later, Andrew knocked on the door to Rita's
apartment.  A second, Rita opened the door.  "You ready, hon?" Andrew
asked.
        Instead of responding, Rita said, "Andrew, we need to talk."
        Puzzled, Andrew stepped into Rita's apartment and immediately saw
the problem.  Sitting on the couch was a man.  "Rita," Andrew said, his
usually light tone becoming hard, "who's this?"
        The man on the couch stood up, extended his hand to Andrew, and
said, "The name's Daniel."
        Rita moved past Andrew to stand next to Daniel.  "Daniel was just
resently transferred to my lab," Rita said.
        "How long ago?" Andrew demanded.
        "About two months ago," Daniel said.
        "Andrew, try to understand," Rita said, her voice close to
begging. "This isn't easy for me, but I want to break off our engagement."
Having said this, Rita took off the engagement ring Andrew had given her
and held it out to Andrew.
        Andrew stood there silently for a moment.  Slowly, he reached
forward and took the ring.  "I... um... I'll let you alone," he said, his
voice filled with emotion. "Good-bye, Rita."
        "Good-bye, Andrew," Rita said.
        Andrew turned and walked out of the apartment, without looking
back.  Once outside, Andrew walked down the crowded street until he was
out of sight of the apartment building.  Andrew turned and entered a small
alleyway next to one of the buildings.  Leaning against the building,
Andrew reached into his pocket, pulled out the ring, and stared at it.
Closing his fist around the ring, Andrew shut his eyes.  A tear rolled
down his face as his communicator beeped.

********

        Mina walked out of the arcade a few minutes after Andrew and began
walking in the opposite direction.  Andrew's a great guy, she thought, I
hope Rita knows how lucky she is to have him.
        As she walked, she reached up and touched her check again.  He's
so sweet, she thought.
        She smiled as she thought of all the fun they had together in the
last month.  It was like having a best friend with her all the time.  And
lately, she found herself doing less and less guy hunting and spending
more and more time with Andrew.  She stopped at a traffic light and smiled
as the sound of Andrew's laugh came back to her.  Suddenly, it hit her.
She was in love with Andrew. By the Moon, she thought, now what do I do?

********

        "Do you know who that reminds me of?" Lita asked, pointing at one
of the guys in the crowd.
        Ken looked over at her and said, "Let me guess... your old
boyfriend, right?"
        Lita smiled.  "You know me way too well," she said, leaning
closer.
        Ken smiled back. "Which is why I'm going out with you," he said as
he leaned closer and kissed her.
        The pair were in at library, working on one of their school
projects.  They weren't getting much work done.  After Frank had assigned
Ken to protect Lita, the two had sat down and talked to one another.  Ken
had revealed that he had suspected that she was a Sailor Scout after their
encounter with the lion from the Negaverse.  Lita had been relieved that
everything was out in the open between them.  Before the end of the
conversation, they were kissing.
        In the month that had passed, the two had been practicing their
fighting techniques against one another and had become quite good.
        The couple parted and Lita said, "I love the time I get to spend
alone with you."
        Ken smiled and said, "I won't exactly call this alone."
        He motioned his hand to the many people in the library.  Lita
laughed. "You know what I mean," she said.
        He laughed with her and moved forward to kiss her again when both
of their communicators beeped.
Chapter 3
Greg and Amy
Chad and Raye

        "Greg, will pass me the..."
        Amy turned to find the pad of paper she was asking for being held
out to her.  She smiled and shook her head.  "You're psychic powers
sometimes get..." she started.
        "Annoying?" Greg asked, his eyes smiling.
        "Yes. Now will you..."
        "Stop that? No."
        The couple looked at each other then laughed.  Amy picked up her
pencil and began doing equations on the paper Greg had given her.  Greg
moved to look over her shoulder.  "Our homework?" he asked.
        Amy nodded in response as she worked.  "Wait," Greg said, "if you
put that there, then it comes out like this." Greg picked up a second
pencil and began making notes over Amy's shoulder.  "Why not try it here?"
        "Because then you have to change all of this," Amy said, making
changes with her pencil.
        "No you don't, you can just do it this way." Greg made a few more
changes.
        The pair of brains continued to work until their communicators
beeped.

********

        "Chad!"
        Chad cringed as Raye's voice filled the temple grounds.  "Hey,
Gramps, do you think you teach me to go invisible?" he called to Raye's
grandfather.
        "If I did, I would gone invisible a long time ago," Gramps
answered.
        "Chad!" Raye shouted again.
        "You better get over there before she starts tearing down the
temple," Gramps said.
        Chad began walking towards the source of the voice.  Sometimes
Raye was alright, but it was getting to the point where she anger with him
all the time.  And to make matters worse, Chad couldn't, nor wanted to,
leave.  And Raye knew it.
        Thanks to Frank assigning him to be Raye's protector, Chad
couldn't leave without abandoning his duty. It also didn't help that over
the time he had spent with Raye, he had fallen in love with her.
        Chad sighed.  Sometimes he just couldn't win.

********

        Raye was standing in the middle of the grounds, holding a
shattered guitar.  "Chad!" she shouted again.
        In the month that had passed since the formation of the Star
Knights, Raye had become harder on Chad.  She tried to justify it by
saying he had to learn some stuff before he was really a Star Knight, but
somehow...  Raye shook her head. "Chad!" she yelled again.
        Before he had become Star Knight, Raye had been being to really
like him, but for some reason her feelings became confused when he became
a Star Knight.  "Cha..." Raye started.
        "I'm right here," a voice said from behind her.
        Raye turned to find Chad standing behind her.  She shallowed, then
held up her shattered guitar and demanded, "What's this?"
        "Well, I would guess it was your guitar," Chad said.
        "I can see that," Raye snapped. "What I meant was what happened to
it?"
        "How should I know?" Chad shot back. "It's not my turn to watch
your stuff."
        "I left near your room," Raye said, "you must know what happened
to it."
        Chad took a step forward and said, "I saw it when I got this
morning, but I've been hard at work all morning."
        "What is that supposed to mean?" Raye demanded, taking a step
forward.
        "It means I haven't seen you doing much work around here beside
screaming," Chad answered, taking another step forward.
        "I do work around here," Raye shouted at him, moving forward. "I
do more work than you do."
        "Is that so?" Chad demanded, moving another step closer.
        The two were only a few inches from each other.  Raye raised her
eyes to meet Chad's and said quietly, "That's so."
        For a moment, they stood there, staring into each other's eyes.
Then their communicators went off.
Chapter 4
Reflections of the Past

        Darien and Serena sat on one of the many parkbenches in the park.
Serena was leaning against Darien, who had his arm around her.  They were
both just staring up at the stars.  "It's a beautiful night," Serena said,
dreamily.
        "Yes, it is," Darien said as he touched Serena's cheek.
        Serena turned her head slightly to look at Darien.  She still
couldn't believe after everything that had happened they were together at
last.  Everything was perfect.
        Serena opened her mouth to say something when a flash of light
filled the sky.  Darien and Serena leaped to their feet in the same
instant as large black mirror materialized in front of them.  "Call the
Scouts and Knights," Darien said, "This has Negaverse written all over
it."

********

        "I don't understand," Anne said, "what is it you plan to do?"
        Savior looked at Anne as a parent would look at a child.  "The
mirror I created is the Dark Reflector.  The only reflections that be seen
in it are those of the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask.  When one of them
touches the Dark Reflector, the reflections will come to life," Savior
explained, his voice slow and methodical.
        "What good does that do us?" Zoycite asked.
        "The images will be as evil as the real Scouts are good," Savior
said answered, "and while they keep the Scouts busy, you will carry out my
main plan."
        "And that would be?" Jedite prompted.
        "To destroy the Scouts before they become a problem," Savior
answered, an evil smile coming to face.  Turning away from the villains,
Savior threw up his arms and shouted, "Powers of Darkness, I summon forth
the Brothers Grim, Black Blade the warrior and Black Flare the mystic.
Heed my summons, Beings of the Darkness, and come to me!"
        Black energy gathered in front of Savior, forming into the vague
shape of two beings.

********

        "What is it?" Raye asked.
        The rest of the Sailor Scouts and the Star Knights had gathered
with Serena and Darien in front of the black mirror.  For some strange
reason, the mirror only reflected the images of the Scouts and Tuxedo
Mask.  Amy pushed a few buttons on her computer.  "I'm not getting any
readings from it," she said. "It's almost as if it wasn't there."
        Ken stepped forward and touched the surface of the mirror.  "It
feels solid," he said. "And there must be a reason that only Darien and
the girls are reflected in the mirror."
        "Agreed," Frank said.  Angie glanced at him.  He so different from
earlier tonight, his voice had become hard and commanding.  Frank glanced
her way for a second, then said, "Greg, Raye.  Can your powers detect
anything about the mirror?"
        Greg's closed his eyes in concentration. "Something, or someone,
is interfering with my psychic abilities."
        Amy glanced at Greg in surprise as Raye said, "All I can sense is
a great evil coming from it."
        Everyone was silent for a moment, then Frank said, "I think the
girls should leave until we find out more about this mirror."
        Everyone turned to look at Frank in shock, then everyone started
talking at once. 
        "What?"
        "Are you insane?"
        "What gives you the right..."
        Frank held up his hand and the group fell silent.  "I'm only
suggesting that you let us take care o this," he said, "it could be
extremely dangerous."
        "Listen, you two bit bozo," Lita said, taking a step forward, "we
Scouts have been taking care of ourselves long before you came along."
        "Yeah!" Mina said. "We're not leaving!"
        Frank shook his head in defeat as the other Scouts voiced their
agreement with Lita and Mina.  Serena smiled slightly and said, "After
all, how much harm could a mirror do?"
        With that, Serena leaned against the mirror.
        Light and energy exploded from the mirror, throwing the group to
the ground.  As Serena lifted her head from the ground, she found herself
looking up at duplicates of Darien and the Scouts.

********

        Savior smiled.  "Now," he said softly, throwing out his hands.
        Black energy swirled in a circle in front of the villains, forming
a large vortex.  "Go, my minions," Savior shouted.  "Malachite will act as
your leader."
        Malachite nodded and lead the group into the swirling black
vortex.

********

        "Who are you?" Raye demanded as the Scouts and Knights came to
their feet.
        "We are the Dark Scouts," the duplicate Serena replied.  "Carbon
copies of each of you, expect evil and a whole lot better."
        "Nothing's better than the original," Lita snapped.
        "Except for the improved versions," the other Lita shot back.
        "Enough," the duplicate Darien.  "We have work to do."
        The duplicate Serena nodded and said, "Dark Crystal Power!"
        "Mars Dark Power!"      "Jupiter Dark Power!"
        "Mercury Dark Power!"
        "Sunshine Dark Power!"
        "Venus Dark Power!"
        "Vega Dark Power!"
        In a blaze of energy, fire, and feathers, the duplicates
transformed into darker versions of the Sailor Scouts and Tuxedo Mask.
Serena produced her and said, "Moon..."
        Dark Venus stepped and shouted, "Venus Dark Beam Smash!"
        Black energy shot out of Dark Venus's hand and slammed into
Serena, knocking her to the ground.  "That was a taste of what is to
come," Dark Moon said, "Good-bye, Sailor Scouts."
        With that, the Dark Scouts vanished. The Knights and Scouts rushed
over to Serena.  "Are you alright?" Darien asked as he gently pulled
Serena to him.
        "I'm fine," she answered weakly, "but that hurt."
        "And it is only the beginning of your trouble," a voice said from
above them.
        Everyone looked up to see a woman clothed in a dark green Sailor
Scout uniform with long, green hair.  In her right hand, she held a long,
blue staff with a red orb in the center of a heart at the tip.  "Who are
you?" Chad demanded.
        "I am Sailor Pluto, guardian of time," the woman said as she
floated down to the ground.  "I am here to help you."
        "Help us?" Mina said. "With the Dark Scouts?"
        "The Dark Scouts are merely a diversion to keep from realizing
what is really happening," Sailor Pluto said, waving her hand in front of
the group.
        As they watched a small, round pool of purplish energy appeared in
front of them.  For a brief moment, Krista could swear she saw her whole
life, from beginning to end.  Then the images were gone replaced by a
picture of the three generals, Alan, Anne, and two men that no one
recognized.  "What's going on?" Darien asked.
        "Those you see here are going into the past to when the Scouts
were about five years old," Sailor Pluto said.  "They mean to kill the
Scouts in the past to eliminate their involvement in the future."
        "But the generals are dead!" Serena protested. "We saw them die!"
        "No, they merely tricked you into thinking that," Sailor Pluto
said.
        "What should we do?" Raye asked, bringing everyone back to the
problem at hand.  "We can't very well go back into the past and stop those
guys, leaving the Dark Scouts to run free here."
        "She's right," Greg said.  "Our best bet is to divide our forces."
        Darien nodded.  "The Knights should go back, they weren't involved
in our pasts."
        "And that will leave you girls to deal with your duplicates,"
Andrew said, picking up on Darien's thinking.
        "I counted seven going back into the past," Ken said.  "There's
only six Knights."
        "You could ask Neflite if he wanted to help," Amy said.
        "Good idea," Serena said, excitedly. "I contact him."
        Pulling out her communicator, Serena pushed a quick series of
buttons.  After a moment, Neflite's face appeared on the communicator
screen.  "What's wrong?" he asked upon seeing her face.
        Quickly, Serena filled Neflite in on the situation.  "Can you help
us?" she asked after she had finished.
        "Of course," Neflite said.  "I'll be right there."
        Neflite appeared a few minutes later, dressed as Maxwell Stadford.
"Are you now prepared?" Sailor Pluto asked.
        Frank glanced at the other Knights and Neflite, then back at
Sailor Pluto.  "We're ready," he said.
        Sailor Pluto nodded and waved her hand  as she said, "Pluto Time
Portal."
        A large, swirling vortex of purplish energy appeared in front of
the Knights.  "Enter," Sailor Pluto commanded.
        Frank glanced back at the Scouts.  "Take care yourselves, girls,"
he said, "we'll be back as fast as possible."
        The Scouts nodded as Frank lead the Knights into the vortex and
vanished.
Time and Time Again

        Frank looked around.  He was in a place that he didn't recognize.
Mist swirled around, showing him bits and pieces of the past and of
futures that might be.  Each scene was a scene of him, showing his death,
his birth, his marriage...
        Suddenly, the mist vanished and Frank found himself standing on
the edge of a cliff.  Someone was calling to his name.  Turning, Frank saw
Greg standing a few yards away.  "Frank!" Greg yelled, "There's nothing
you can do!" Frank wanted to ask what was going on, but instead found
himself saying, "No! I lost her once Greg.  I'm not going to lose her
again."
        With that, Frank, to his own surprise, dove off the cliff.  His
surprise only last a second as his gazed settled on the unconscious form
of Sailor Sunshine falling towards a multitude of jagged rocks below.
Frank's face became filled with determination as he said, "Sol Star Lord
Transformation!"
        He felt power and energy surge through him as he was transformed
into the silver armor of the Sun Lord.  Centurion Sol frowned as he fell.
Something was different about his armor.  Glancing over his shoulder,
Centurion Sol found a pair of silver, metallic wings had grown out of his
armor.  His frown turned to a slight smile as he looked back at Sailor
Sunshine's falling form.  He increased his descent with a few flaps of his
wings and was next to Sailor Sunshine.  Centurion Sol grabbed her and
pulled her close to him, then began flapping his wings furiously, trying
to break them of their free fall.
        Suddenly, Centurion Sol felt the energy being drained out of him.
His armor flickered for a moment, then vanished completely, allowing both
him and Sailor Sunshine to fall towards the rocks below.
        Frank clutched Sailor Sunshine to him, hoping to spare her any
pain.  He close his eyes and wished he had told her how he felt.  He took
little comfort in the fact they were going to die together.

********

        Mist swirled around Aaron as he glanced about.  He could see his
past and future reflected in the mist.  Reaching out, he touched one of
the images and immediately found himself in the Great Hall.  It was
apparently one of the many parties Queen Serenity threw during the peak of
Moon Kingdom.
        A noise from behind him caused Aaron to turn.  His jaw dropped as
he saw Adam, the Eye of the Heaven, and Sir Thomas, the last of the Sun
Lords.  Princess Krista was pulling Princess Angela away from the two
brothers.  Aaron began to move closer, wondering if he could stop what was
going to happen before happened.
        "This doesn't concern you, brother," Adam said.
        "You have assaulted a subject of the Moon Kingdom, brother, that
makes it my concern," Sir Thomas said, his voice calm and deadly.
        Aaron fought his way through the gathering throng of on-lookers as
he made his way to the brothers.
        "Don't give me your crap!" Adam screamed.  "All you've ever cared
about is yourself!"
        "What...?" Sir Thomas said, confused.
        Aaron pushed aside another on-looker.  He was almost there.
        "Everything you had should have been mine!" Adam screamed.
"MINE!"
        "Adam, calm down.  Everything's going to be alright," Sir Thomas
said, trying to calm his brother.
        "Damn you," Adam said, raising his hands.  "Heavenly Star..."
        Aaron shoved the last guest out his way and leaped Adam.  Sir
Thomas saw Aaron and started forward at the same instant.  Adam's voice
filled with panic as he finished, "...Blast!"
        A blast of energy shot out of Adam's hands... and blew off Sir
Thomas's head.  Aaron slammed into Adam, knocking him to the ground, then
stumbled over to Sir Thomas.  "This isn't what happened," he mumbled as
people around him began screaming.
        Aaron turned to see Adam was standing and pointing at someone.
Aaron stared, unable to move, as Adam said, "Heavenly Star Blast!"
        A beam of energy lanced out of his hand, this time at Princess
Angela.  Aaron started forward, but Princess Krista was faster, planting
herself between the beam and her sister.  With mounting horror, Aaron
watched as the energy beam hit Princess Krista square in the chest,
blasting her back into Princess Angela, and knocking them both into the
wall.  The two sisters slid down the wall, then lay there motionless.
        Aaron spun to face Adam, rage boiling in him.  Raising his hand
into the air, Aaron shouted, "Vega Star Activation!"
        He waited for the energy to engulf him, but nothing happened.
Aaron stared, his horror at an all time high, as Adam smiled and said,
"Heavenly Star Blast."

********

        Ken emerged from the mist to find himself at Raye's temple,
surrounded by the other Knights.  At the entrance, Ken could see the Scout
in their normal forms.  "We beat the Dark Scouts," Serena said.
        "Good," Frank replied. "We took care of everything on our end."
        Ken frowned as the Scouts moved towards them.  Something was
wrong.  He looked at Lita, who smiled at him and came closer.  Ken smiled
back and hugged her, something in the back of his mind still nagging him.
        Lita pulled away from him, keeping one hand on shoulder, and
smiled again.  Then she hit him in the face.  Ken staggered back as the
other Scouts attacked.  He looked in time to see Lita finish her
transformation... into Dark Jupiter.  Ken dropped into a fighting stance
and said, "Sirrus Star Activation!"
        Energy surrounded as he started to transform into Centurion
Sirrus.  Dark Jupiter smiled and said, "Jupiter Darkclap Zap!"
        Dark Jupiter threw a small ball of energy.  Ken's eyes widen as
the ball hit him in the middle of his transformation.

********

        Greg sat with started and looked around wildly.  The mist was gone
and he seemed to be in the park.  "You were just having a bad dream," a
familiar voice said.
        Turning slightly, Greg figured out why everything looked so
familiar.   He was sitting on a bench next to Sailor Mercury with a large
fountain behind them.  It was the night he had become that monster.  He
remembered what happened that night, so he immediately fell into a
determined script.  "I was seeing my future," he said, looking deep into
Sailor Mercury's eyes, "and it isn't pretty, Amy.  Since I was a kid, I've
had this power to predict things.  I know all about you, Amy.  I know what
I will become.  You have to promise me something.  When I turn into a
monster, promise me you'll destroy me."
        Sailor Mercury looked horrified as she said, "No!"
        Greg took a deep breath and said, "Promise me."
        Sailor Mercury shook her head and said, "The future is something
you build yourself, Greg.  If you let them win, you'll never control your
own destiny."
        Greg almost laughed.  "You think so?" he asked, trying to keep the
mirth out of his voice.  Sailor Mercury nodded.  "You're right, Amy."
Sailor Mercury shot him a look.  "Sailor Mercury," he corrected.
        Suddenly, a voice from behind them said, "It's a shame I have to
interrupt such a tender scene, but I require Boom-Boom's services."
        Sailor Mercury and Greg both leaped to their feet.  Sailor Mercury
moved protectively in front of Greg and said, "I'm not going to let you
hurt him."
        Zoycite laughed.  "You won't be so protective once you've seen his
true self," she said, holding out her hand with the black crystal in it.
"Zoi!"
        A beam of black light shot from the black crystal and engulfed
Greg, ripping the rainbow crystal from him and transforming him into the
Boom-Boom Kid.  "Go to work, Boom-Boom," Zoycite ordered.
        Greg stood there for a moment as he had done the first time, then
leaped over Sailor Mercury to attack Zoycite.  The rainbow crystal dropped
from Zoycite's hand as she backed away from him.  "What?" Zoycite shouted,
"How can his heart still be human?"
        Once more black light shot out of the crystal, engulfing Greg
again.  Instantly, he became larger and meaner.  "Boom-Boom," Zoycite
said, "it is the Sailor Scouts you must destroy."
        Greg turned and started towards Sailor Mercury. He only went a few
feet when a voice said, "Hold it right there, buster."
        Turning, Greg found himself  looking at Sailor Moon.  "My name is
Sailor Moon, champion of love and justice.  I right wrongs and triumph
over evils.  And that means you.  In the name of the moon, I will punish
you."
        Sailor Moon pulled off her tiara and, before anyone could react,
threw at Greg, saying, "Moon Tiara Magic."
        Greg stared at the spinning disc, unable to move.  This didn't
happen the first time, Greg thought, his mind filled with panic.
        Unable to do anything, Greg watched as the tiara came rocketing
towards him.

********

        Andrew stepped out of the swirling mist to find himself standing
over the bodies of the Sailor Scouts and the Star Knights.  In front of
him stood a tall fair-skinned man with a black goatee and mustache,
dressed in a red business suit.  "Now, Centurion Polaris, you will join
your companions," the man said, his voice cold and hard.
        Thousands of questions immediately came to Andrew's mind, but
instead of asking them he found himself saying, "You can't win.  There
will be others."
        The man laughed.  "I know," he said.  "And I will deal with them
as easily as I dealt with you."
        The man stepped away from Andrew and said, "To show I am a man who
believes in fair play, I will allow you to transform into your alter ego."
        Andrew started at this.  What's going on? he thought as he
thrusted his hand into the air and said, "Polaris Star Knight
Transformation."
        Yellow light burst from Andrew's hand, then ran down his arm and
over the rest of his body.  In an explosion of yellow light, Andrew
transformed into Centurion Polaris. Part of him, the part that realized
this was some sort of dream, noticed the armor was different in a way he
could not see.
        The man in the red suit laughed again.  "Impressive," he said,
"but not impressive enough."
        With that, the man raised his hand and fired a beam of red energy
at Centurion Polaris.  The energy beam engulfed Centurion Polaris,
paralyzing him.
        Centurion Polaris struggled in vain against the energy as a sword
appeared in the man's hand.  Smiling evilly, the man slowly approached
Centurion Polaris, ready to strike the killing blow.

********

        Chad glanced up, surprised to find he was in the Raye's temple.
"What am I doing here?" he said, aloud.
        Something attracted his attention to the mediation room where
Grandpa was.  "Sir?" Chad said, moving towards the room.
        Suddenly, out of the room burst a large, ape like creature and
instantly Chad knew where he was.  Spinning around, he took off away from
the creature and towards Raye's room.  "Raye!" Chad shouted as he got near
her room. 
        Raye stepped out of her room a second later and Chad grabbed her
pulling her along.  "What's going on?" she demanded.
        "There's some creature chasing us," Chad told her, turning into
one of the many temple rooms.
        He slammed the doors shut and moved Raye to the back room.  "It
won't find us here," he told her, knowing full well it would.
        The doors burst open as the creature leaped into the room.  "Run!"
Chad shouted.  "I'll protect you."
        He ran forward and struck at the creature.  The creature roared as
claws extended from his hands.  Chad's eyes widen as the creature slammed
it's claws into his stomach. This isn't what happened, Chad thought as he
sunk to the ground.

********

        Neflite looked around at the mist as it moved slowly around him.
"Hello?" he called, waiting for a reply that was not likely to come.
        "Hello, Neflite," a voice said from behind him.
        Neflite turned, somehow knowing that no harm would come to him
here.  As he watched, the mist parted to allow a man to step into view.
The man was tall, well-built and handsome by human standards with a black
goatee and mustache to match his thick, black hair.  He wore a red
business suit that made him look powerful.  "You have me at a
disadvantage, sir," Neflite said, wondering why the man seemed vaguely
familiar.  "You know my name."
        The man smiled.  "You may call me what your fellow generals call
me," he said.  "Savior."
        "You know the generals?" Neflite asked, suspicion flooding into
his mind.
        "Yes, I do," Savior answered.  "Who do you think sent them into
the past?"
        Neflite's eyes widen, then narrowed in anger.  "What do you want
from me?" he demanded.
        "Join me, Neflite," Savior said, "join my ranks and help me rid
the world of the Sailor Scouts."
        Neflite blinked.  "You just want to kill the Scouts?" he asked,
confused.
        "Of course," Savior snapped.  "What else is there?"
        "Ruling the world," Neflite said, sarcastically.
        "Why would you want to rule the world?" Savior asked.  "Too much
trouble."
        "Who are you?" Neflite demanded as his confusion increased.
        "I told you: I am Savior," Savior stated simply.
        "But beyond that," Neflite said, "Who are you?"
        Savior just smiled.  "All in good time, my friend," he said.  "Now
will you join me?"
        "Never," Neflite said, his face becoming determined.
        "So be it, Neflite," Savior said, fading back into the mists, "you
will join the Sailor Scouts and Star Knights in death."
Chapter 6
Protecting the Innocent

        The Knights and Neflite fell from the portal, crashing to the
ground.  They lay on the ground, gasping for air as the experiences they
had faded from the memories like a bad dream.  After a moment, Frank
pushed himself to his feet and looked around.  "We're still in the park,"
he said.
        Greg stood up and glanced around, nodding.  "That would make
sense," he said.
        "Why?" Aaron asked, rubbing his neck as he stood.
        "It's rather simple.  Sailor Pluto is the guardian of time," Greg
explained.  "Since time and space are unrelated, Sailor Pluto would only
be able to send us to a different time, not a different place."
        "Did anyone get that?" Chad asked as he stood up.
        "I lost him after 'it's rather simple'," Ken said, joining the
rest of the Knights.
        "Could you say that again?" Andrew asked, coming to his feet.  "In
English, this time."
        Greg sighed.  "Alright.  According to new theories being discussed
in the scientific community, the dimension of time and the dimension of
space are completely unrelated," Greg said.  "Scientists now believe you
don't have to travel through space to travel through time as it was once
thought.  Instead, a person can stay in a given space and still travel
through time in either direction.  By sending us to a different time, but
the same space, Sailor Pluto has managed to prove this theory."
        "But if we're in the same place, how do we know we've travelled
through time?" Chad asked.
        "The stars."
        The Knights turned to see Neflite, who was slowly coming to his
feet.  "The stars have changed position," Neflite said.
        The Knights looked up to see that the stars had indeed shifted
position.  "That settles it then," Frank said.  "Now all we have to do is
figure out what year it is."
        Turning, Frank lead the Knights out of the park.  "No matter what,
Serena will be the prime target of the attacks," Ken said.  "Without
Serena around in the future, Queen Beryl will win without much of a
fight."
        As they left the park, Aaron walked over to one of the trash cans
and fished out a newspaper.  "According to this paper," he said, glancing
over it, "the year is 1987."
        "Ten years," Frank muttered.
        "That would make most of the Scouts about five years old," Andrew
said.
        "Which Scouts live in the area during this time period?" Frank
asked.
        "Just Serena, Amy, and Raye," Chad said.
        The group walked in silence, waiting for Frank to make a decision.
For some reason, they all looked to Frank as the leader of the Knights.
Aaron guessed it was because they thought since his father was the last
Lord of the Sun, leader of the Knights of the Sun, Frank was the most
logical choice for a leader. "Here's how we'll do it," Frank said,
finally.  "Greg and Ken will watch over Raye, Chad and Andrew will watch
Amy, and Aaron, Neflite, and I will watch out for Serena."
        "But I should have Raye," Chad protested.
        "And I should be with Amy," Greg said, adding his protest to
Chad's.
        Frank stopped walking and looked back at the Knights.  "We must
remain observers in this," he said.  "The only time we can interact with
anyone is when the attacks come.  If I let you protect your respective
girlfriends, you'll be tempted to interfere.  And that will mess up the
timeline, which we cannot let that happen."
        The others nodded at Frank's logic.  "If anything out of the
ordinary happens, contact the rest of us, through your communicator,"
Frank said. "Questions?"
        The Knights shook their heads in response.  "Good," Frank said,
"Find your charges and let's get this over with."

********

        Frank, Aaron, and Neflite stood across from a small, two story,
white house.  "Are you sure this is the right place?" Neflite asked,
looking at Frank.
        "Well, this is where she lives in our time," Frank said, "and she
never mention moving, so..."
        Frank's voice trailed off as the door to the house opened and a
small girl, about five years old, bounded out.  She was dressed in a
bright pink jacket and a red skirt.  Her long, blond hair was tied into
two balls, then ran down into ponytails.  "By the Moon," Aaron breathed,
staring.
        Suddenly, the girl tripped and crashed to the ground.  The little
girl sat up and sat motionless for a moment.  Then she let out a wail that
would wake the dead, complete with a stream of tears.  "Moons," Frank
said, "that is definitely Serena."

********

        Greg and Ken stood at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the
temple.  "Grandpa!" a high-pitched, angry voice shrieked from the top of
the stairs.
        "Do you think it's her?" Ken asked.
        "If it is she hasn't changed in ten years," Greg said.
        From the top of the stairs, an older, placating voice answered the
first.  "Now, darling... OW!"
        Suddenly, a young girl, no more than five, appeared at the top of
the stairs and came storming down.  She had long, black hair that reached
her waist and was wearing a white kamudo and a red skirt.  The girl pushed
passed the Knights and ran down the streets.  Ken and Greg stared after
her, astonished.
        "Unbelievable," Ken said.
        "It's like a miniature version of her," Greg said.
        With that, the two Knights took off after the fleeing Raye.

********

        Chad looked up from the bench where he and Andrew were sitting to
see a small girl, about five years old, come out of the house, carrying
several books under her left arm and reading a book in her right hand.
She was dressed in a light blue jacket and a blue skirt, both of which
matched her bright blue hair.
        "That's got to be her," Andrew said.
        "She must have been born with a book in her hand," Chad said as
the duo stood and followed the tiny Amy.
Chapter 7
Dark Scouts vs. Sailor Scouts: Round One

        The Scouts watched as the Knights vanished from sight and the
portal closed behind them.  Sailor Pluto glanced at the Scouts and said,
"We will meet again."  Without waiting for a reply, Sailor Pluto vanished.
        "Now what?" Angie asked.
        "We should try to figure out where the Dark Scouts are," Amy said.
        "But we don't even know where to start," Serena whined.
        "Yes, we do," Krista said.  "Remember, the Dark Scouts are exact
duplicates of us, just evil."
        "So, what we would do if the situation was reversed?" Raye asked.
        "I'd hit us when we least expected it," Lita said.
        "Yeah," Mina joined in, "at our homes."
        "I'd take out one person at a time, starting with the strongest ,"
Darien said, his voice thoughtful.
        "Which would be you," Amy said, looking at Darien.
        "No, I would deal with myself personally," Darien said.  He shook
his head.  "Do you know how stupid that sounds?" he asked, smiling
slightly.
        Lita frowned and said, "Then I guess I would go after Serena."
        Everyone turned to look at Serena, who cringed and whined, "Why do
they always come after me?"
        "We should head to Serena's for the night," Amy said.
        The rest of the group nodded and together they headed towards
Serena's.

********

        Angie, Amy, Lita, and Serena raced towards the school.  The Scouts
had spent a sleepless night at Serena's waiting for the Dark Scouts to
attack, but dawn had come without even a sign of them.  Amy couldn't
figure it out.  Logically, the Dark Scouts should have attacked Serena
last night.  And logic always won out, so obviously, she had missed
something.  But what?
        Serena blinked as she struggled to keep her eyes open.  I can't
believe we wasted all that time just waiting for the Dark Scouts, she
thought, miserably. I could have been doing so many other things, like my
hair, my nails, anything.
        Lita frowned as she ran.  She didn't understand why the Dark
Scouts hadn't done anything to them yet.  At this point, she at least
would have made her present know once more by doing anything to get their
attention.
        Angie felt something tugging at the back of her, something they
missed when they discussed what the Dark Scouts would do. But for some
reason, she couldn't grasp it.  It felt like something she had been told
long ago.

********

        Darien opened the door to his apartment and stopped dead in his
tracks.  Inside were three police officers. One had his gun trained on
Darien as soon as he came in.  The second one was standing by Darien's
closet, holding something that look like a Tuxedo Mask costume.  The third
one sat on his couch, looking up as Darien came in. "Darien Monaru?" the
officer on the couch said.
        Darien nodded, standing perfectly still.  The officer motioned
Darien to come forward, then turned to someone out of Darien's sight and
said, "Is this him?"
        Darien came into his living room to see Molly and Melvin, two of
Serena's friends.  Melvin looked away from Darien and nodded.  Molly burst
into tears and cried, "Why, Darien?"
        The officer on the couch motioned to the other two officers.  The
one holding the gun keep it trained on Darien, while the other one came
forward, taking out a pair of handcuffs, and placed them on Darien's
wrists.  Darien stared at the officer on the couch as he said, "Darien
Monaru, you are under arrest for the murder of Christine Diya.  You have
the right to remain silent.  Anything you say or do can and will be used
against you in a court of law.  You have the right to an attorney.  If you
cannot afford an attorney , one will be assigned to you by the courts.  Do
you understand these rights as they have been explained to you?"
        Darien nodded numbly as he felt his world drop out from under him.

********

        Krista threw open the door to her house and ran in.  She was late
for her job teaching Serena's class.  She took the stairs to her room two
at a time, in hurry to get to school.  About half-way up the stairs,
Krista stopped, suddenly realizing she wasn't alone.
        She spun around, looking back down the stairs to see two of the
Dark Scouts, Dark Jupiter and Dark Mars.  Before Krista could react, Dark
Mars clasped her hands together and shouted, "Mars Darkfire Ignite!"
        Krista leaped over the banister of the stairs just before the
black fireball exploded where she had stood.  Krista landed on the floor
near the stairs and instinctively rolled as Dark Jupiter shouted, "Jupiter
Darkbolt Crash!"
        Black lightning scorched the floor as Krista leaped to her and ran
from her house.  Casting a glance over her shoulder, Krista saw the two
Dark Scouts emerge from the house and give the chase.

********

        Raye and Mina walked through the streets of Tokyo.  They had off
from school that day, so they had no where they really needed to be.  "Why
do you think the Dark Scouts didn't attack us?" Mina asked.
        Raye frowned.  It was the same question she had been asking
herself.  "I don't know," she answered.  "They must have somehow known
we'd be waiting for them."
        Mina stopped dead in her tracks and said, "That's it."
        Raye turned to look at her.  "What do you mean?" she asked.
        "The Dark Scouts are us," Mina started, "they expected us to be
waiting for them.  They knew we thought they were going to attacked last,
so they didn't."
        "So when would they attack us?" Raye asked.
        It came to them both in the same instant.  "today," they said in
unison.
        "Of course," Raye said, amazed they hadn't thought of it earlier.
        "They can get Serena, Lita, Angie, Krista, and Amy at school when
they can't do anything about it," Mina said.
        "Come on, we've got to get to them before it's too late," Raye
said.
        The pair took off at full tilt towards Serena's school.

********

        Savior sat in the abandon church, watching the events unfold
themselves in a portal he had created.  He smiled.  Things were going
better than he anticipated.  True, he had failed to turn Neflite to his
side, but if things continued in the direction they were going, one of his
teams were bound to succeed.  Then maybe he won't have to carry out the
rest of his plan.
        Savior shook himself of the thought.  Unless they did succeed, he
had to keep his sight on the finale of his plans.  If he wavered, he may
not have the courage to carry it out.
        He closed his eyes and stretched out his hand.  Instantly, a
sleek, black staff appeared in his hand.  He opened his eyes as his smile
widened.  "Soon," he whispered, "soon it will be time to retrieve your
counterpart."
Chapter 8
Commence Attacks

        Greg yawned.  He had kept watch over the temple all night, but
there had been no activity whatsoever, except for the occasional shouting
match between Raye and her grandfather.  Greg glanced around him from his
hiding place along the temple wall, looking for signs of Ken or the
Negaverse, but found neither.
        He yawned again.  He glanced towards the temple and noticed for
the first time, something attached to the door.  Greg frowned.  Whatever
it was, it hadn't been there earlier.  Moving slowly and quietly, Greg
moved towards the door to get a better look at whatever it was.
        'It' turned out to be a note.  Greg glanced around once more, then
quickly scanned the note.  He gasped as his eyes widened in surprise.
Reaching out, Greg pulled the note off the door and moved back to his
hiding spot.  Once there, he got out his communicator and contacted the
other Knights.

********

        "Tell me again what the note said," Frank ordered.
        "It said if we wanted to resolve this immediately, we should meet
them in the park at noon," Greg replied over the communicator.
        Frank frowned.  "How did they know we were here?" he asked aloud.
"We've only be here for a night and before this I don't think they knew
about us."
        "What do you want us to do?" Greg asked.
        Frank though for a moment, then said, "You, Chad, Aaron, and
Neflite will go to the park and meet this 'challenge'.  Ken, Andrew, and I
will stay with the Scouts and make sure they don't try anything."
        "Do you want me to contact Chad and Andrew and tell them?" Greg
asked.
        Frank nodded.  "Do that.  Aaron and Neflite will meet you at the
park in a few hours," Frank said.  "Signing off."
        Frank closed his communicator and looked over at Neflite and
Aaron.  "I don't like it," he said.  "How did they know about us?"
        Aaron shrugged.  "I don't know," he said.  "But you were right in
what you did.  It may be a trick to get us away from the Scouts."
        "Sometimes the generals of Beryl just know something," Neflite
explained.  "There's no concrete way to explain it, but it happens."
        Frank nodded, but he still felt he was missing something.
"Alright, you two go to the park and pick a good site to defend," Frank
said, "I'll keep an eye on Serena for a while."

********

        The generals gazed down at Greg as he hunched over his
communicator.  "How did Savior know they were going to be here?" Zoycite
asked.
        "I don't know," Malachite answered, rubbing his chin.  "But he was
right.  They're not sending everyone."
        "Which means the three of us split up to attack each Scout,"
Jedite said, "while the aliens and the Brother Grim take care of them."
        "Who do you want, my love," Malachite said, glancing at Zoycite.
        "I want the fire girl, Sailor Mars," she replied, smiling evilly.
        "And I want Sailor Mercury," Jedite said.
        "Then that leaves me with the Moon brat," Malachite said, his
voice filled with a sort of happiness.  "Excellent."

********

        Frank leaned against the wall that surrounded Serena's house and
stared up at the sky.  A smile spread across his face as his thoughts
turned to Angie.  "Mister, are you ok?"
        Frank turned and looked down to see the young Serena staring up at
him.  "What?" he managed.
        "Are you ok?" the little girl demanded.
        "I'm fine," Frank said, getting confused.  "Why do you ask?"
        "You've been staring out into space for almost five minutes,"
Serena answered.  "What's your name?"
        Frank almost laughed at the abrupt change of subject.  "My name's
Frank," he said.
        Serena's face screwed up in distaste.  "I don't like it," she
said.
        Frank felt his jaw fall open.  "I'm sorry you don't like my name,"
he said, "but my parents gave it to me."
        "I'll have to talk to them about their taste," Serena said as she
began to walk away.
        Frank quickly moved to walk next to her.  "What's your name?" he
asked, trying to create conversation.
        "Mommy says I'm not supposed to talk to strangers," Serena said in
a matter of fact tone.
        Frank opened his mouth to argue when he heard a footfall behind
him.  Spinning around, Frank found himself face to face with a man with
long silver hair dressed in a uniform of a general.  "Malachite," Frank
muttered.
        Malachite looked at Frank, almost as if he was puzzled, then
looked at Serena.  Raising his hand, Malachite said, "Good-bye, little
lady."
        A ball of fire shot from Malachite's hand at Serena as she
screamed.

********

        Ken yawned as he watched the young Raye rake leaves.  It was
almost noon and still no sign of the generals.  They probably wouldn't hit
here, which meant that Chad, Greg, Aaron, and Neflite were going to have
all the fun over at the park.
        Ken shifted position, trying to work out the cramps in his muscles
from sitting in the bushes too long.  Raye moved just out of sight as he
did this.  Ken craned his neck to see her and found himself face to face
with Raye's grandfather.  "Who are you?" the old man demanded.
        Ken's mind worked fanatically, unsure exactly what to say to him.
He opened his mouth to start explaining when they both heard Raye scream.
"Raye!" Grandpa shouted as he spun around.
        Ken leaped to his feet to the woman general, Zoycite, standing
over Raye.  "Zoycite!" he shouted as he started forward.
        Zoycite turned to look at him. Raising a hand, she said, "Zoi!"
        Black lightning leaped from her hand at Ken, who dodged it.
Grandpa ran over to Raye, scooped her up, and leaped away from Zoycite,
leaving her to face Ken.

********

        Andrew sat at the table behind Army's table in the library,
absent-mindedly flipping through a book.  He glanced up at the clock.
Five after twelve.  If anything was going to happened, it would happen
soon.
        He looked over at Amy, completely absorbed in the book she was
reading.  He wondered briefly if she would ever change.  As he shifted
position, trying to get more comfortable in the hard wooden chair,
something feel out of his pocket and clattered to the floor.
        Andrew reached down and picked up the ring Rita had given back to
him.  He fingered it slowly.  He knew, deep down, it wasn't his fault, but
he felt there must have been something he could have done to prevent it.
        Unfortunately, he didn't get anymore time to think about it, for
at that moment, the roof exploded.  Andrew leaped forward over the table,
using his body to shield Amy.  As the roof stopped falling, Andrew looked
up to see Jedite hovering over head.
Chapter 8
The Sailor Scouts Strike Back

        Darien sat in his jail cell, his head in his hands. Slowly, he
lifted his head and said, "I have to get out of here."
        The words echoed off the walls of the empty cell. Darien reached
into the inside pocket of his jacket and pulled out a small red rose.
Smiling slightly, Darien slowly raised the rose to his eye level and began
rotating it slowly. The police had of course searched him, but no one ever
find his rose.
        Darien closed his eyes in concentration. His rose flared brightly
for a moment, then the glow spread from the rose to his body. Darien
opened his eyes and stood as his clothes transformed into a tuxedo. A long
cape formed on his shoulders and a top hat appeared in the center of the
room. The hat flew across room and landed neatly on his head as a pair of
tuxedo glasses appeared on his face.
        His cane appeared in his right as he strode purposely to towards
the cell bars. Tuxedo Mask swung his cane at the cell bars, slicing
through them like they were butter. A second slice with his cane sent the
bars tumbling to the ground, creating an opening to the hallway. Ducking
slightly, Tuxedo Mask stepped through the bars into the hallway beyond and
began moving back the way police had brought him.
        As he walked down the hall, two policemen rounded the corner. Both
of them had their guns out a split second after they saw Tuxedo Mask, but
a split second was long enough for him. Two roses flew from his hand as he
ran forward. The roses embedded in the barrels of the two guns before
either policeman could get a shot off. A second later, Tuxedo Mask slammed
into the first policeman, knocking him into the wall. The second policeman
pulled out his billy club and took a swing at Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask
dodged the club and produced his cane. He blocked a second blow from the
policeman, then slammed his cane into the policeman's gut, doubling him
up. A swift uppercut to the policeman's jaw put him with his fellow
officer.
        Tuxedo Mask turned in the direction the two officers had come to
see a third officer with a gun trained on him. "Hands up," the officer,
motioning with his gun.
        Tuxedo Mask raised his hands, his mind racing for a way to get out
of this. As the policeman reached down to get his walkie talkie, his eyes
glanced down at the two policemen at Tuxedo Mask's feet.  Before his eyes
could come up, Tuxedo Mask reached up, grabbed the officer, and threw him
into the wall.
        Tuxedo Mask took off down the hall, knowing that other policemen
were most likely on the way. He made his way through the office part of
the police station, taking care to stay out of sight. Without any more
incidents, Tuxedo Mask escaped from the police station.

*********

        Krista ran down the street with her school on it. She had been
running from the Dark Scouts all day. Every time she thought she had lost
them, they would show up and put her back on the run. She hadn't even had
time to transform.
        Krista stopped short of the school and squinted. In the distance,
running towards her were Raye and Mina. "Thank the Moon," Krista muttered
as she started forward again.
        Lightning exploded in front of her. Krista spun around to see Dark
Jupiter and Dark Mars standing behind her. "And where do you think you're
going?" Dark Jupiter asked, sneering.
        Krista wrapped her hand around the purple, heart-shaped amulet
that hung around her neck and yelled, "Vega Star Power!"
        A bright purple heart shot out of the amulet, then pulled back,
surrounding Krista in a brilliant purple light. With a flash of light,
Krista transformed into the purple uniform of Sailor Vega.
        The two Dark Scouts smiled slightly. "Oh, I'm scared," Dark
Jupiter said.
        "It's Sailor Vega," Dark Mars said, "what ever shall we do?"
        "Run for your lives," a voice said.
        Sailor Vega turned slightly to see that Raye and Mina had caught
up to her. The two Dark Scouts exchanged surprised looks as the two Scouts
pulled out their transformation wands.
        "Mars Star Power!"
        "Venus Star Power!"
        In a burst of fire and light, Raye and Mina transformed into
Sailor Mars and Sailor Venus. "I would guess that evens up the odds,"
Sailor Vega said as she looked back at the two Dark Scouts.

*********

        "Serena!"
        Serena turned to see Lita and Amy walking up. "Hey, guys," Serena
said. "What are you doing here?"
        "Krista sent for us," Amy replied. "Do you know why?"
        Serena shook her head. "I don't know," she said.
        "She told me and Serena to stay after school," Angie said. "Then
after everyone else had left, she told us to wait out here until she was
ready."
        "Ready for what?" Lita asked, her brow wrinkling in confusion.
        Before anyone could answer her, Krista's voice said, "Ok, girls,
you can could in now."
        The four girls walked into the classroom and stopped short. Across
the room stood Dark Moon, Dark Venus, Dark Sunshine, Dark Vega, and Dark
Mercury. "Krista?" Angie said, her voice thick with concern.
        Dark Vega laughed and said, "Wrong Krista, Sunshine."
        "What have you done to Krista?" Serena demanded.
        "Let's just say we've taken care to make sure she doesn't
interfere," Dark Moon said.
        "Let's take care of these bozos," Lita said.
        Serena nodded her agreement and produced her locket. The locket
snapped open to reveal the Imperium Silver Crystal as Serena shouted,
"Moon Crystal Power!"
        Lita pulled out her transformation wand and shouted, "Jupiter Star
Power!"
        Amy pulled out her transformation wand and shouted, "Mercury Star
Power!"
        Angie grabbed the golden, heart shaped medallion that hung around
her neck and said, "Sunshine Star Power!"
        In burst of ribbon and feathers, Serena transformed into the red
and yellow uniform of Sailor Moon.
        With a crack of lightning, Lita transformed into the green uniform
of Sailor Jupiter.
        In an explosion of water and bubbles, Amy transformed into the
blue uniform of Sailor Mercury.
        With a flash of sunlight, Angie transformed into the gold uniform
of Sailor Sunshine.
        "My name is Sailor Moon, champion of love and justice," said
Sailor Moon.
        "My name is Sailor Jupiter," Sailor Jupiter said.
        "My name is Sailor Mercury," said Sailor Mercury.
        "My name is Sailor Sunshine," Sailor Sunshine said.
        "And we will right wrongs and triumph over evil," Sailor Moon
shouted. "In the name of the moon, we will punish you."
        Dark Moon rolled her eyes. "Are you quite finished?" she asked.
        "Yeah, and so are you," Sailor Jupiter said, crossing her arms at
the wrist. "Jupiter Thunder..."
        Dark Mercury stepped forward and said, "Mercury Dark Bubble..."
        "...Crash!"
        "...Freeze!"
        The ice bubbles and lightning bolt collided and split second
later, the lightning bolt fell to the ground, frozen solid. "Ahh...
Mercury, I didn't know your bubbles could do that," Sailor Jupiter said,
awe clearly heard in her voice.
        "Neither did I," Sailor Mercury muttered.
        The Dark Scouts smiled as the advanced on the four Sailor Scouts.
Duels

        Frank grabbed Serena and leaped over the fireball as Serena screamed.
He landed in a crouched position and immediately rolled forward as another
fireball exploded on the ground where he had been seconds before.  Frank
rolled to his feet and took off running, still holding Serena.  He glanced
over his shoulder to see Malachite running after him.
        Frank turned the corner and put Serena down on the ground.  "Run," he
ordered.  "Run somewhere where you'll be safe."
        Serena nodded once, then took off at top speed down the street.  Frank
turned in the direction he had come from just as Malachite rounded the
corner.  "If you want her, you'll have to go through me," Frank said.
        "And what are you going to do to stop me?" Malachite said.
        Frank straighten and moved his hand so that it was parallel to his
heart."Sol Star Transformation," Frank said quietly. Brilliant silver
energy burst from Frank's hand, then ran up his arm, covering him in a
sleek, silver coating.  With a flash of silver light, Frank transformed
into the silver armor and silver, flowing cape of Centurion Sol.
        Malachite stepped back in surprise.  "Who are you?" he demanded.
        "I am Centurion Sol," Centurion Sol stated simply.  "Now let's get
this over with."  Holding out his hand, Centurion Sol said, "Sol Star
Saber."
        Energy gathered in Centurion Sol's hand, slowly changing into the
shape of sword.  Malachite's eyes narrowed.  "Well, Centurion Sol, if you
want me to go through you," Malachite said, a curved scimitar appearing in
his hand, "then that's what I'll do."Malachite ran forward, swing his
scimitar in a large arc.  Centurion Sol blocked the blow, then returned
with a thrust of his own.  Malachite turned the thrust away, then hit
Centurion Sol in the face with his free hand.  Centurion Sol staggered
back as Malachite pushed his advantage, keeping Centurion Sol on the
defensive.
        Malachite thrusted his scimitar at Centurion Sol's heart, but
Centurion Sol ducked the thrust and swept his leg out, knocking Malachite
to the ground.  Both combatants came to their feet and began circling each
other, keeping a good distance from each other.
Malachite's scimitar vanished, replaced quickly by two fiery daggers, one
in each hand.  Malachite flung both daggers at once, sending them spinning
end over end at Centurion Sol.  Centurion Sol dodged the first dagger, but
the second dagger ripped through Centurion Sol's armor, cutting into him.
Centurion Sol staggered back, his saber falling from his hand.  As the
saber vanished, Centurion Sol lifted both hands and said, "Sol Star
Blast!"
        Twin beams of silver energy lanced out of Centurion Sol's hands at
Malachite, who raised a hand, creating a shield of air in front.  As the
two energy beams dissipate, Malachite dropped his shield and unleashed two
blasts of fire from his hands at Centurion Sol.  Centurion Sol leaped
aside, dodging the flames, and shouted, "Sol Star Shield!"
        A shield of silver energy appeared on Centurion Sol's arm as Malachite
unleashed another burst of fire.  Centurion Sol blocked the fire with his
shield, sending it licking the air on both sides of him.  He strained
against the force of the flames to keep his shield between the flames and
him. 
        A slight smile appeared on Malachite's face as he shifted some of his
concentration from the fire to the ground.  Instantly, the ground
underneath Centurion Sol bucked up, throwing him down.  Malachite flew
into the air, brought both hands to bear on Centurion Sol, and unleashed
another explosion of fire.
        Centurion Sol struggled to stand against the flames.  As he regained
his feet, the flames stopped.  Centurion Sol looked up at Malachite in
confusion.  A split second later, two twin columns of air slammed into
him, driving back into the ground.
        Centurion Sol groaned in pain.  It felt like every bone in his body
had been snapped in half.  He forced himself to his knees as Malachite
landed in front of him.  "Why don't you stay down?" Malachite demanded.
Centurion Sol meet Malachite's eyes and said, "As long as I have a breath
in my body, I will fight you and all those like you."
        "Admirable," Malachite said, his curved sword reappearing in his hand.
Malachite raised the sword above his head and said, "Admirable, but
incredibly stupid."
        "STOP!"
        Malachite spun around and Centurion Sol gazed past Malachite at the
sound of the voice.  Standing about ten feet away was a young boy.
Centurion Sol's eyes narrowed.  The boy looked so familiar, yet...
"Darien..." Malachite whispered.
        Centurion Sol pushed himself to his feet as Malachite moved towards
Darien, who began to back away.  Taking a deep breath, Centurion Sol
pushed all the pain from his mind.  This was his last chance.  Thrusting
his hand into the air, Centurion Sol said, "Sol StarSabre..."
Centurion Sol's sabre rematerialized in his hand, pulsing with energy.
Bringing his sabre down so that it pointed at Malachite, Centurion Sol
finished, "...Super Nova!"
        From the tip of the sabre came an explosion of silver energy that
engulfed Malachite completely.  Malachite screamed in agony as the star
energy ripped through his body.  The young Darien Shield watched with a
type of grim satisfaction as Malachite disintegrate.
        Centurion Sol dropped to his knees, drain of the last of his strength.
His sabre vanished again as Darien ran over to him.  "Are you alright?"
Darien asked, dropping down to the same level as Centurion Sol.
Centurion Sol looked up, meeting Darien's eyes.  "If I meet you here,"
Centurion Sol rasped, "why don't you know me there?"
        Darien stared at him in confusion as Centurion Sol was engulfed by a
purple and vanished from sight.

********

        Ken stared at Zoycite and said, "Keep away from her, Zoycite."
        "And how are you going to stop me?" Zoyite sneered.
        Punching his right hand into his left hand, Ken said, "Sirrus Star
Transformation."
        Green energy exploded from his hands and sped around him, changing his
clothes into the green armor and green cape of Centurion Sirrus.  "I am a
Centurion Sirrus," he said, falling into a fighting stance, "a Knight of
the Stars, defender of the weak and innocent.  With the power of the
stars, I will triumph."
        Zoycite shook her head.  "And I thought Sailor Moon's speech was bad,"
she muttered.
        "I'll work on it," Centurion Sirrus snapped.
        "Not when your dead," Zoycite answered, as her hands flew up.
"Lightning Chain!"
        Black lightning shot out of Zoycite's hands and crashed into Centurion
Sirrus, knocking him down.  Centurion Sirrus stood up slowly, his body
aching with a dull pain, and said, "Nice shot," he said.  Then he said,
"My turn."  Pointing his hands at Zoycite, he said, "Sirrus Star Blast!"
Green energy exploded from Centurion Sirrus's hands and sped towards
Zoycite.  Zoycite stepped aside, letting the blast pass right by her.
Looking back at Centurion Sirrus, she pointed her hand at him and said,
"Pathetic.  Lightning Storm."
        Lightning leaped from her hand and wrapped itself around Centurion
Sirrus.  He screamed in pain as the lightning coursed through his body.
Zoycite cut off the lightning and Centurion Sirrus crumpled to the ground.
"Now, Mr. Defender of the weak and innocent," Zoycite mocked, pointing her
hands at him, "you will die."
        Centurion Sirrus closed his eyes, unable to move.  I've failed, he
thought as he said aloud, "I love you, Lita."
        Seconds passed as Centurion Sirrus waited for the end to come.
Finally, he opened his eyes and was surprised to see Zoycite was gone.  He
pushed himself to his feet and looked around, his eyes searching out any
type of movement and finding none.  "Why didn't she kill me?" he asked
aloud.
Centurion Sirrus stood there as a purple light washed over him and he
vanished.

********

        People screamed and scrambled around the library, avoiding the falling
debris, as Andrew scooped up the crying Amy in his arms and ran from the
room.  He turned the corner, almost crashing into a security guard.
Pushing Amy into the guard's arms, Andrew said, "Take her."
        The guard nodded and ran down the hall, cradling Amy.  Andrew turned,
placed his hands about a foot apart with his palms facing each other and
said, "Polaris Star Transformation!"
        A bronze sphere of energy formed in the middle of his hands, hung
there for a second, then leaped on to his hands.  The energy up his arms
and over the rest of his body, transforming him into the bronze armor and
bronze, flowing cape of Centurion Polaris.
        Centurion Polaris ran back into the room as Jedite landed on one of
the still-intact tables.  "Hold it, Jedite!" Centurion Polaris yelled.
        "Who are you?" Jedite demanded, his eyes narrowing.
        "I am Centurion Polaris, defender of the faith," Centurion Polaris
shouted.  "With the power of the stars, I will triumph over all evil."
        "You took lessons from the Moon brat, didn't you?" Jedite asked.  He
shook his head and said, "Never mind.  You won't last long enough for it
to matter."
        "That's what you think," Centurion Polaris said.  Throwing out his
hands, he shouted, "Polaris Star Blast!"
        Bronze star energy burst from Centurion Polaris's hands and flew
across the room.  Jedite leaped over the blast, letting it destroy the
table had he stood on.  "Good," Jedite said.  "You're not as hopeless as
the Moon Brat. this may actually be a challenge."  Jedite's eyes glowed a
bright white as he said, "Mind Assault."
        A brilliant white beam of pure white light shot out of Jedite's eyes,
striking Centurion Polaris in the chest.  Centurion Polaris crashed into
one of the bookcase, bringing books on it tumbling down on top of him.
Centurion Polaris rolled to the right, ignoring his pain, as another beam
slammed into the spot where he had been moments before.  Jumping to his
feet, Centurion Polaris shouted, "Polaris Star Shield!"
        Instantly, a bronze shield materialized on Centurion Polaris's arm
just as another beam streaked towards him.  As Centurion Polaris deflected
the beam with his shield, Jedite reached out with his hand and said, "Mind
Crush."
        Jedite clenched his hand.  Immediately Centurion Polaris felt a
crushing grip surround him.  The grip tightened on him, squeezing the air
from his body.  Just as Centurion Polaris started to black out, the grip
released him and let him fall to the floor.
        Centurion Polaris hit the floor and groaned.  For a moment, he laid
there, waiting for Jedite to finish him.  Finally, he opened his eyes to
find Jedite was no where to be seen.  "What happened?" he asked, letting
his eyes close again.
        An instant later, Centurion Polaris vanished in flash of purple light.

********

        Aaron, Greg, Chad, and Neflite entered the park and glanced around.
"Did they say where they'd meet us?" Aaron asked, looking back at Greg.
        Greg shook his head and said, "I think they'll let us know where
they..."
        The ground exploded underneath the quartet, sending them scattering.
"I think we just found them," Neflite said, jumping to his feet.  Floating
in the air above them where Alan and Anne.
        "Knights, power up!" Aaron commanded.  Aaron pounded his fist on his
chest and shouted, "Vega Star Transformation!"
        White light burst out from Aaron's fist and surrounded him, changing
him into the white armor and white, flowing cape of Centurion Vega.
Chad placed his hands together and bowed as he said, "Altair Star
Transformation."
        Chad's hands glowed a bright red which traveled up his arms and over
the rest of his body, transforming Chad into the red armor and red,
flowing cape of Centurion Altair.
        Greg folded his arms and said, "Regulus Star Transformation."
Twin beams of blue light shot from Greg's eyes and spun around him,
transforming him into the blue armor and blue, flowing cape of Centurion
Regulus.
        Alan and Anne glanced at each.  "Who are you?" Alan asked, looking
back at the Knights.
        "I am Centurion Vega," Centurion Vega said.
        "I am Centurion Regulus," said Centurion Regulus.
        "I am Centurion Altair," Centurion Altair said.
        "We are the Star Knights," Centurion Vega said.
        "And we are the defenders of justice," Centurion Regulus said.
        "With the power of stars, we will triumph over the evil of this
world," Centurion Altair said.
        Neflite put his head in hands and said, "You guys have got to work on
that one."
        "We are not impressed," Anne said, unleashing a blast of energy as
Alan shouted, "Brothers grim attack!"
        Centurion Vega leaped aside, dodging the blast.  "Knights, go!" he
shouted.
        Centurion Altair and Centurion Regulus charged the two aliens.
"Altair Star Sais!"
        Two red energy sais appeared in Centurion Altair's hands as he leaped
at Anne.  "Regulus Star Spear!"
        A long blue spear appeared in Centurion Regulus's hands as he launched
himself at Alan.  Neflite charged forward to join the attack when a tall
figure cloaked in black robes stepped out in front of him.  Before Neflite
could react, the figure brought a twisted, black staff across Neflite's
face.  Neflite stumbled as the figure said, "I am Black Flare of the
Brothers Grim."
        Centurion Vega held out his hand and said, "Vega Star Hammer!"
A white energy warhammer appeared in Centurion Vega's hand as he moved
forward to help his fellow Knights.  Suddenly, a tall figure stepped out
in front of him donned in black armor and took a swing at Centurion Vega
with a long, curved, black sword.  Centurion Vega dodged the blade and
stared at the figure in surprise.  "Who are you?" Centurion Vega demanded.
        "I am Black Blade of the Brothers Grim," the figure replied, raising
his sword.
        Anne floated to her left, letting Centurion Altair fly by her.  Tuning
to face him again, two small daggers appeared in Anne's hands.  Centurion
Altair spun around and thrusted one of his sais at Anne, who turned it
aside with one of her daggers.  Anne's eyes glowed white for a brief
second, then white energy leaped from her eyes striking Centurion Altair
in the chest.  Centurion Altair flew away from Anne and crashed into a
nearby tree.  As he groaned, Anne pointed her daggers at him and two beams
lanced out of the daggers, striking Centurion Altair in the chest again.
Pain exploded in Centurion Altair's head as he heard Anne say, "Now,
knight, it is time to die."
        A long, curved sword appeared in Alan's hand as he dodged Centurion
Regulus's spear.  Centurion Regulus brought the spear, then took another
swing at Alan.  Alan turned the spear aside, then thrusted his sword
forward.  Centurion Regulus pulled back, out the sword's reach.  Alan
brought his free hand forward and fired a blast of black energy into
Centurion Regulus's stomach.  As Centurion Regulus doubled up in pain,
Alan hit him with the flat of his sword, then fired another blast, this
one in Centurion Regulus's face.  Centurion Regulus fell to his knees, the
spear falling from his hands, and clutched his face.  He moaned in pain as
Alan raised his sword above his head and said, "Good-bye, knight."
        Neflite rose to his feet and stared at Black Flare.  "Black Flare,
huh?" he said.  "Well, I'm Neflite, former general of the Negaverse."
Without answering, Black Flare raised his staff and leveled it at Neflite.
A fireball shot from the staff and raced at Nefltie.  Neflite calmly
raised his hand, causing the fireball to vanish without a trace.  "And
being a general of the Negaverse, even a former general," Neflite
continued as if nothing had happened, "means that I have more power in my
little finger than you have coursing through your whole body."
With that, Neflite raised his hands and fired twin beams of white energy
at Dark Flare.  The energy beams sliced through Dark Flare like butter.
Dark Flare let out an unearthly scream, then vanished in burst of light.
        Centurion Vega stepped another swing from Dark Blade, then swung his
hammer at Dark Blade.  The hammer collided with Dark Blade's armor,
sending a loud clang ringing through the air.  Dark Blade stumbled away as
Centurion Vega hit him with the hammer again.  Dark Blade pulled away
hastily, trying desperately to retreat.  Centurion Vega let him step a few
feet, then lifted the hammer as if to throw it.  "Vega StarHammer
Torpedo!"
        The hammer launched itself from Centurion Vega's hand, becoming blur
of white energy.  The hammer slammed into Dark Blade, tearing a large hole
in his mid-section.  Dark Blade looked down in surprise, then vanished in
a burst light.
        Centurion Vega and Neflite turned away from their opponents to see
Alan and Anne standing over Centurion Regulus and Centurion Altair.
Before either Centurion Vega and Neflite could move, Alan and Anne
vanished in a flash of black light.  Centurion Vega stared.  "What
happened to them?" he asked.
        Neflite turned to answer, but before he could the four of them
vanished in a flash of purple light.

Chapter 10
Final Battle

        Tuxedo Mask ducked into an alley and pressed his back against the wall
as another police car drove by. Tuxedo Mask hit the wall with his fist in
frustration. "This is getting me nowhere," he muttered, "The police have
been alerted to my escape and are looking for both my identities."
Tuxedo Mask blinked as an idea came to him. Reaching into the pocket of
his tuxedo jacket, he pulled out his still perfect red rose. Once,
unconsciously, he had called on a third identity. His only hope was to
call on that identity again, only this time consciously.
        Tuxedo Mask closed his eyes in concentration. His rose changed to a
pure white then flared brightly. A glow spread from the rose to his body.
Darien opened his eyes and smiled as the formal garments of Tuxedo Mask
changed to the Arabian garments of the Moonlight Knight.
        Moonlight Knight looked himself over and nodded in satisfaction.
"Isn't that nice," a voice said from above Moonlight Knight, "the Arabian
wanted-be."
        Moonlight Knight looked up to see Dark Mask crouched on the
fire-escape. "So, it was you who set me up," Moonlight Knight said.
Dark Mask nodded slightly. "And now that I've destroyed you as both Darien
and Tuxedo Mask, I will kill you."
        "You will find that I, like the beauty that surrounds us, am difficult
to destroy," Moonlight Knight said, drawing his scimitar.
        Dark Mask laughed as he produced his cane. "I see your poetic
vocabulary is slowly coming back," he said, "through you really need to
work on it."
        Moonlight Knight launched himself at Dark Mask in response, swinging
his scimitar at Dark Mask's head. Dark Mask ducked underneath the blow,
then brought his cane up into Moonlight Knight's stomach. Moonlight Knight
doubled up as the breath was knocked out of him. "The Moonlight Knight was
always the weakest of our personalities', Darien," Dark Mask said, hitting
Moonlight Knight on the back with his cane. "Why did you change into him?"
Dark Mask brought his cane high into the air and brought it down, but
Moonlight Knight was no longer there. "Because the Moonlight Knight is
fast and silent, like desert wind."
        Dark Mask spun around just as Moonlight Knight threw three roses. Dark
Mask leaped aside, allowing the roses to past by him, and said, "Good. I
thrive on a challenge."

*********

        Sailor Vega, Sailor Mars, and Sailor Venus faced off against Dark Mars
and Dark Jupiter. "You don't stand a chance now," Sailor Vega said.
"Even with your friends, you're doomed," Dark Mars said, sneering.
Suddenly, the wall of the school building exploded and Sailor Moon, Sailor
Mercury, Sailor Sunshine, and Sailor Jupiter were thrown out of the
building. The four Scouts landed in a heap near Sailor Venus as their evil
counterparts leaped from the building. Sailor Moon lifted her head to look
up at the three standing Sailor Scouts and said, "They're stronger than
us."
        Sailor Vega helped Sailor Moon to her feet as the others stood up and
said, "No, they're not. Anything they can do, we can do."
        Dark Moon laughed. "I don't think so," she said. "Get 'em, girls."
        Dark Jupiter stepped forward and said, "Jupiter Dark Dragon!"
        Sailor Mercury pushed Sailor Moon and Sailor Vega out of the way,
raised her hands and said, "Mercury Ice Storm Blast!"
        The two attacks collided and a split second later, the electric dragon
dropped to the ground and shattered. "Yes, we can," Sailor Mercury said.
        "We finish this here," Sailor Moon said.  "You're gonna be moon dust."
Pulling out her Moon Scepter, Sailor Moon leveled at the Dark Scouts and
said, "Moon Scepter Elimination!"
        The Dark Scouts scattered, trying to dodge the blast, but the crescent
moon of energy sliced through Dark Sunshine, incinerating her.  "Two can
play that game," Dark Moon said, pulling out a evil copy of the Moon
Scepter.
        "Venus Love Chain Encircle!" A chain of pure energy snaked out and
knocked the Dark Scepter from Dark Moon's hands as Sailor Vega stepped
forward and said, "Vegan Star Spear Attack!"
        A long, purple spear materialized in Sailor Vega's hands and three
rings of purple energy shot forth at Dark Mercury. The rings surrounded
Dark Mercury, then contracted, crushing her into oblivion. "NO!" Dark
Venus shouted. "Venus Dark Shower!"
        Black meteorites flew from Dark Venus's hands at the Sailor Scouts.
Sailor Mars and Sailor Mercury both stepped simultaneously. "Mars Firebird
Strike!"
        A bird of bright red flames shot out of Sailor Mars's hands,
destroying Dark Venus's black meteorites. Bringing her hands up, Sailor
Mercury shouted, "Mercury Ice Bubble Blast!"
        Ice flew from Sailor Mercury's hands and engulfed Dark Venus, freezing
her. Sailor Mercury picked up a rock and threw it at the frozen figure.
The rock struck Dark Venus and shattered her into a million pieces.
Sailor Jupiter stepped forward to face her counterpart and smiled.  "I
told you nothing can beat the originals," she said.  She crossed her arms
and shouted, "Jupiter Thunder Dragon!"
        Electricity leaped from Sailor Jupiter's hands and bounded across the
ground at Dark Jupiter, taking on the form of a large, dragon.  Dark
Jupiter screamed as the electric dragon swallowed her whole.
Sailor Venus pointed at Dark Vega and said, "Venus Meteor Shower!"
Yellow energy rained down on Dark Vega, causing her to dance about and
scream in pain.  Sailor Moon stepped forward, lifted her Scepter and said,
"Moon Scepter Elimination!"
        A crescent moon of energy shot from the Scepter and crashed into Dark
Vega, causing her to exploded in flash of black light.
Sailor Mars looked across at Dark Mars and said, "Two left.  Mars
Celestial Fire Encircle!" Rings of fire shot from Sailor Mars's hands and
sliced through Dark Mars, destroying her.
        Dark Moon looked around in panic, then dove for her Dark Scepter.
Sailor Sunshine brought up her  hands and said, "Sunshine Super Sparkle!"
Sparks flew from Sailor Sunshine's hands at Dark Moon, just as her hands
wrapped around the Dark Scepter.  One of the sparks hit the Dark Scepter
and an instant later, the Scepter exploded, taking Dark Moon with it.
The Scouts were silent as looked over the battlefield.  "We beat them,"
Sailor Moon whispered.  She smiled and said it a bit louder.  "We beat
them."
        "But it was almost too easy," Sailor Vega said, clutching her spear
with both hands.
        Sailor Mercury shook her head.  "No, I don't think it was. "
The other Scouts all looked at her in confusion.  "What do you mean?"
Sailor Venus asked.
        "The Dark Scouts were as evil as we are good," Sailor Mercury
explained.  "As corny as this sounds, we defeated them using the one thing
they didn't have: teamwork."
        Sailor Moon smiled as she looked at her friends, who were all nodding
at Sailor Mercury's logic.  With her friends, she'd be ready for anything.
Still smiling, she said, "Come on, let's take care of that mirror."

*********

        Moonlight Knight blocked Dark Mask's cane with his sword.  The two
weapons crossed into a "x" formation, bringing the combatants inches from
each other.  The two now stood on the ledge of building about three blocks
from where the fight had started, neither could really gain the upper
hand.  "Give it up, Darien," Dark Mask said.  "The only way for you to
beat me is to destroy me and you can't do that."
        Before Moonlight Knight could answer, a huge spotlight hit them both,
causing them to back away from each other.  "THIS IS THE POLICE! YOU HAVE
NO WHERE TO GO, DARIEN, THROW DOWN YOUR WEAPON."
        Rage appeared on Dark Mask's face. "It seems that our little contest
will have to wait, Darien," he said.  Turning, Dark Mask stepped off the
ledge and vanished.
        "WHAT...?  Where did he go?  Fan out and get him.  THE LAWRENCE OF
ARABIA WANNBE, PLEASE THROW DOWN YOUR WEAPON AND COME WITH US PEACEFULLY
OR WE WILL BE FORCE TO SHOOT."
        Moonlight Knight smiled beneath his mask.  They think Dark Mask is
Darien, he thought.  Still smiling, Moonlight Knight wrapped his cape
about him and vanished.

Chapter 10
Return

        Centurion Sol looked up, slowly opening his eyes. The purple mist that
had marked his first trip through time surrounded once more. He pushed
himself to his feet. He waited for another time scene to appear, but
nothing happened. "It anyone out there?!" Centurion Sol shouted into
mists.
        "Yes," a voice said.
        Centurion turned to his right to see an old man donned in blue robes
with a long, white beard and long, white hair. The man carried a long,
gnarled, wooden staff in his right hand and had a owl perched on his left
shoulder. He stared at Centurion Sol with intense blue eyes that seemed to
look right into his soul. "Who are you?" Centurion Sol whispered, feeling
awed at the man's presence.
        The man cocked his head to the right, still staring, and said,
"Irrelevant. What do you seek?"
        Centurion Sol blinked in surprise. "What do you mean?" he said. "I'm
not seeking anything."
        The old man hobbled forward until his nose almost touched Centurion
Sol's.  "You should be. The sword of the King awaits you," he said.
Centurion Sol frowned. "What is the sword of the king?" he asked.
The old man smiled, turned, and began to move away. As Centurion Sol
watched, the old man vanished from sight, leaving no trace of his
existence.

*********

        Centurion Sirrus looked around at the mists surrounding him. No time
scene appeared this time, much to his relief. As he looked around, the
mists parted in front of him to reveal a tall, thin woman in a long, white
evening gown that flowed around her. Her hair was tied into two long
ponytails that reached down to just past her waist. In her slender hand,
she held a pink rod with a yellow crescent moon on its head. "Hello,
Centurion Sirrus," the woman said.
        "How do you know who I am?" Centurion Sirrus asked, his eyes narrowing
suspiciously.
        "I know all those associated with my daughter," the woman responded.
        "Your daughter?" Centurion Sirrus said, puzzled. Then it hit him.
"Queen Serenity," he said, dropping to one knee.
        "Rise, Knight," Queen Serenity said. As he rose to his feet, she
continued, "I need your help, Centurion Sirrus."
        "By your command," he responded.
        Queen Serenity smiled. "You are loyal, knight, and for being that I
thank you," she said. "Something is blocking me from contacting my
daughter, I need you to take this to her." As she spoke, Queen Serenity
held out the wand to Centurion Sirrus.
        Centurion Sirrus took the wand from her hands. As soon as he touched
the wand, it vanished and a small, golden chain with a crescent moon
amulet appeared around his neck. "This wand is the Crescent Moon Wand,"
Queen Serenity said, "give it to Serena when she needs it."
        Centurion Sirrus nodded. "I will, Your Majesty," he said.
        "Thank you, my Knight, you have my blessings," Queen Serenity said as
she vanished from sight.

*********

        "Aaron." 
        Centurion Vega turned to find his father emerging from the mists.
"Father, what are you doing here?" he asked.
        "The dead can transcend even time," his father answered.
        "But if you're dead, that would mean..." Centurion Vega started.
        "You are the Lord of Vega," his father completed. "You must return
immediately to Vega, my son."
        "But father, I have work here to complete," Centurion Vega said. "The
Knights and the Scouts need me."
        "Your world needs you more," his father snapped, angrily. "Your cousin
is making a play for the throne."
        Centurion Vega's eyes widened. "Xonan?" he muttered, "but... I will
return immediately, father."
        "Thank you, my son," his father said. "May the powers of the Moon be
with you."
        Centurion Vega watched as his father faded from sight.

*********

        Centurion Polaris walked through the mists, his mind wandering and his
heart heavy. He knew he was going back to the present and that meant he
had to face life without Rita. "Why does it matter?"
        Centurion Polaris spun around to see a young looking man in a plain,
white robe with brown ha that reached to his shoulder and a brown beard.
"Who are you?" Centurion Polaris asked.
        The young man went to answer then frowned. Finally, after what looked
like an internal debate, the young man said, "Chris. My name is Chris."
Centurion Polaris raised an eyebrow at this as Chris continued, "Now to my
question. Why does it matter?"
        "Why does what matter?" Centurion Polaris asked.
        "Whether Rita is in your life or not?"
        "How did you know what I was thinking?"
        "Lucky guess!" Chris shouted in exasperation. "Now answer the
question!"
        Centurion Polaris was silent for a moment, then said, "Because I love
her."
        "But if you love her, wouldn't you want her to be happy?" Chris asked.
Centurion Polaris regarded at him as he said, "Of course, I want her to be
happy. If you truly love someone, then you want that person to be
happy..."
        "...Even if it means they're happy with someone else," Chris finished.
"Good answer. Not many people have grasped that concept yet."
        "But that doesn't make the pain of losing someone you love to someone
else any easier to bear," Centurion Polaris said.
        "But it makes letting them go easier," Chris countered.
Centurion Polaris nodded slightly in response. Chris stood up and said,
        "Good. I've done what I came to do." As Chris moved away, Centurion
Polaris looked up and said, "Who are you?"
        Chris looked over his shoulder and said, "Who do you think?"
With a smile, Chris vanished.

*********

        Centurion Regulus looked up as tall man dressed in black robes and a
black, flowing cape came towards him. The man had a black beard, a black
beard, and intense, black eyes which seemed to bore through Centurion
Regulus.
        Centurion Regulus stood ready to fight, his last experience in the
mists becoming fresh in his mind. "You must bring it back," the man said.
Centurion Regulus blinked in confusion. "Bring what back?" he asked.
"The power," the black robed man said. "The power of the druids."
With that, the man vanished, leaving a bewildered Centurion Regulus
staring after him.

*********

        Centurion Altair choked as invisible fingers curdled around his
throat.
        "Who is she?" a voice demanded.
Centurion Altair searched for the source of the voice as he fought against
the invisible hands, but could find nothing. "Who is who?" Centurion
Altair choked out.
        A image of Sailor Moon appeared in the air in front of Centurion
Altair.
        "Who is she?" the voice demanded again.
        "She is Sailor Moon," Centurion Altair managed.
        "Impossible," the voice breathed.
        All at once, the fingers released him. Centurion Altair stumbled back,
breathing heavily. The voice was silent and seemed to be gone, leaving
Centurion Regulus to puzzle what had happened.

*********

        Neflite stepped from the mist to find himself watching a confrontation
unfold. About ten feet away, Neflite could see the Sailor Scouts and the
Star Knights standing behind Frank, who was kneeling on the ground
cradling a woman. Shifting his position slightly, Neflite immediately
recognized the woman as Zoycite. As Neflite watched, Sailor Sunshine
reached out and her hand on Frank's shoulder. "I'm so sorry, Frank," she
said, the sadness in her voice genuine.
        Frank flinched out from her touch and laid Zoycite gently on the
ground.
        He then reached down and picked up something on the ground. As Frank
stood, Neflite could see he now held a long, sleek, black staff. "You
killed her," Frank said, his voice filled with a mixture of rage and
sadness.
        "She was evil, Frank," Centurion Vega said, stepping closer to him.
"She didn't really love you."
        Frank spun, lashing out with his fist. The blow caught Centurion Vega
in the face and sent him sprawling to the ground. "She did love me!" Frank
shouted, towering over Centurion Vega. "Why can't you all accept that!"
Sailor Vega helped her husband to his feet as Sailor Moon stepped forward
and said, "Frank, I know you're angry now, but you'll see what we did was
the right thing to do."
        Frank stared at Sailor Moon with such hatred that she took a step back
in fear. His hand clasped around the staff as he said, "Then I will do
what is best."
        He took a step back from the Scouts and the Knights, thrusted the
staff into the air, and shouted, "Sol Black Star Transformation!"
A black lightning bolt cracked through the air and blasted Frank,
transforming form him into black version of his armor. Neflite stared in
amazement and horror as Centurion Regulus said, "Frank, what are you
doing?"
        Frank pointed the staff at the two groups and said, "Frank is no more!
I am Supreme Sol, the savior of this and all worlds."
        "What do you mean?" Sailor Mercury asked.
        "I will do what should have been done long ago," Supreme Sol said, his
voice hard and menacing.  "Rid the world of the Sailor Scouts."
        "No," Centurion Vega said, stepping forward.  "Frank, think about what
you're doing."
        "I told you Frank is no more," Supreme Sol said.  "Now get out of my
way or I will destroy you too."
        "I can't let you do this, Frank," Centurion Vega said.  "Knights.
Take him."
        The Star Knights charged forward, weapons in hand to face Supreme Sol.
Neflite watched unable to tear his eyes away as Supreme Sol tapped his
staff on the ground and said, "Power Drain."
        Black light shot from the staff, engulfing both the Sailor Scouts and
the Star Knights.  Neflite watched as the black light forced both groups
to change back into their civilian forms.  As the black light vanished,
 Serena raised her hand and shouted, "Moon Crisis!"
        Supreme Sol smiled evilly as nothing happened.  Serena lowered her
hand, staring at it as if she didn't recognize it, and said, "How...?"
Instead of answering, Supreme Sol tapped his staff on the ground once more
and said, "Energy Chains."
        Black chains of energy rose from the ground and wrapped around each
Knight and Scout, chaining them in place.  Neflite watched in horror as
Supreme Sol moved to stand over Aaron.  "Why?" Aaron said, his voice
filled with pain.
        "Because the Sailor Scouts are as power hungry as the Negaverse,"
Supreme Sol snarled.  "They not only want to rule the world, they want to
tell it how to think and how to act.  And that is worse than anything the
Negaverse wanted to do."
        Supreme Sol closed his eyes in concentration and, after a moment, the
staff morphed into a longsword.  Raising the longsword above his head,
Supreme Sol said, "I have acted as jury and found you guilty.  I have
acted as judge and passed sentence.  Now I will act as executioner and
save this world."
        A single downward arc relieved Aaron of his head and his life.
Neflite fought back a rising nausea as he watched Supreme Sol repeat this
process for each Scout and Knight, saving Serena for last.  As Supreme Sol
approached Serena, Neflite found himself praying for someone, anyone, to
stop this madness.  But no one came and with one sweep of his sword,
Supreme Sol cleaved Serena's head from her shoulders.
        Neflite closed his eyes and wondered briefly where Tuxedo Mask was.
When he opened his eyes, he saw a black vortex had appeared in front of
Supreme Sol.  Casting a look around, Supreme Sol said, "Now I will save
other worlds from the future the Sailor Scouts have planned.  I will be
their Savior."
        Neflite's eyes widen as the black staff vanished and Supreme Sol's
armor morphed into a red business suit.

Epilogue
One Week Later...

        Zoycite walked through the streets, trying to get her mind off
Malachite. When they had been pulled back from the past, Zoycite had been
the first to notice Malachite absence.  She immediately confronted Savior
about it and he told her of his death at Centurion Sol's hands.  She had
went into a frenzy, attacking everything in sight until Savior stripped
her of her power once more.
        The week that past since then had done so in a blur.  She found
herself taking long walks, trying to escape the pain she felt.  Each time
she went out Savior stripped her of her power.  As she turned into the
park, Zoycite wondered, for the millionth time, if this is what Malachite
had felt like after her "death".
        She followed the walkway in the park down to the lake.  She stopped
and gazed out over the water, wondering if Malachite could see or hear
her.  A voice woke her from her trance.  "Are you alright?"
        Zoycite turned to see a young man with blond hair wearing blue jeans
and a white T-shirt standing behind her.  "Pardon?" she said, confused.
        "You've been staring out over the lake now for ten minutes," the young
man said.  "I thought maybe there was something wrong."
Zoycite blinked.  "I lost someone recently," she said, unsure of why she
was telling this... human.
        The young man's face clouded with understanding.  "So have I," the
young man said, staring out over the lake.
        For a moment, both she and the young man were silent, their attention
fixed on the air just above the lake.  Finally, the young man looked at
her again and said, "My name's Andrew."
        Zoycite looked at him and smiled slightly.  He seemed so kind.  "My
name's Zoey," she said.  She had no idea why, but the name sounded right.
The young man, Andrew, smiled back and said, "Would you like something to
drink?"
        Zoycite blinked.  "Why not?" she said, after a moment's thought.  "Why
not?"

*********

        On the opposite side of the lake from Zoycite and Andrew sat Serena.
Serena was also gazing out over the lake, thinking of Darien.  He had come
to her and explained what had happened with the police and his change to
the Moonlight Knight.  They had kissed just before he left, unsure of when
they would be able to see each other again.
        For a long time, Serena just sat there, gazing out over the lake and
wishing for Darien to appear.  A noise from behind her caused Serena to
turn.  As she watched the bushes parted and someone started to emerge.
        "Darien?" Serena said, her voice filled with hope.
But instead of Darien, a small girl, no more than eight years old, stepped
out of the bushes.  She was dressed in a pink and white dress with her
pink hair pulled up in the same hairstyle as Serena's.  Serena smiled at
the cuteness of the girl, then said in a sweet voice, "And who are you?"
The little girl looked up into Serena's eyes and said, "Gimme the crystal,
lady."

*********

        Frank sat at the table, drumming his fingers.  He was going to tell
her just as soon as she came in and nothing was going to stop him.  He
turned in his seat as the door opened and Angie came in the house.
Standing slowly, he said, "Ang, I have something I want to tell you."
Angie stopped and looked at him.  "What's wrong, Frank?" she said, moving
towards him. Frank shallowed.  Moons, let me do this, he thought.  Aloud,
he said, "Ang, I..."
        He stopped, took a step forward, and kissed her.  A heart beat later,
Angie put her arms around his neck and kissed him back.  As he kissed her,
a small voice in the back of his mind said, Thank the Moon.

*********

        Aaron sat on his bed, staring at the remote in his hand.  He had to go
back to Vega, but he couldn't just leave the Scouts and the Knights, not
when they needed him.  He sighed and placed the remote on the bed.  There
was a Scout meeting the next day, he would talk to them there.

*********

        "Case log number 253: My superiors have assigned me to the case that
has become known as the Scout Case.  The Chief knows I've been following
this case unofficially since its beginning almost a year ago, so I was the
logical choice for this assignment.  My task is to locate and bring to
justice the vigilantes known as the Sailor Scouts.
        "The facts of the case are simple.   About one year ago, the first of
the female vigilantes appeared in connection to a jewelry store where a
good number of people vanished.  At first, it was thought that this
vigilante was responsible for the disappearances, but that theory was
dismissed after the victims reported they had been kidnapped by someone
impersonating the owner of the store.
        "Since six more female vigilantes and six male vigilantes have joined
the first, bringing the total up thirteen.  The most recent of the females
appeared after an attack on the high school and the six male vigilantes
appeared soon after.
        "About one week ago, a man by the name of Darien Shield was arrest for
murder.  In his apartment, a costume that looked like the uniform of the
vigilante known as "Tuxedo Mask" was found.  Mr. Shield then broke out of
jail in the guise of "Tuxedo Mask".  For now, the evidence points to Mr.
Shields being "Tuxedo Mask".  My first step in this investigation will be
to talk Mr. Shield's friends and associates.  Hopefully, they will be able
to give me a lead on the other vigilantes."
        Detective Rich Chek clicked off his recorder, then placed it on his
desk. Folding his hands on the desk, Detective Chek leaned back in his
chair. Ever since he had started using the tape recorder to record his
thoughts on a case, no case given to him had gone unsolved.  He often
wished that he had been using the recorder ten years ago when he joined
the force.
        Detective Chek glanced down at the pictures of Mr. Shield's friends
that littered his desk.  Shifting through the pictures, he came to a
picture of a young lady whose long, blond hair was tied up into two little
balls atthe top of her head, then flowed into two long pigtails.  The girl
was Mr.Shield's girlfriend, Serena.  His instincts screamed out as he
looked at the picture.  He would talk to her first.  His instincts were
never wrong.

*********

        Savior sat back in his chair, rolling his staff in his hand.  Things
were not going exactly as he planned, but they were going well enough.
Soon, not only would he have killed the Sailor Scouts of this world, but
he would have help for all eternity.  Andrew would not have been his first
choice, but with the right amount of coaching from Zoycite, Andrew would
be exactly what he needed.


AUTHOR'S NOTES
Next Stories

        Well, I hope you enjoyed this story, I know I enjoyed writing it.  The
next part of the Savior Saga, as I have named this series of stories, will
be split into three stories.
        The first of these stories will deal with Frank, Angie, Chad, Raye,
Greg, and Amy as they search for the "Sword of the King".  They search
will take from Japan to the United States of America in Moon over America.
        The second story will revolve around Aaron, Krista, Neflite, and
Molly(yes, that's right, Molly gonna get her kicks in) and their fight to
retake the throne of Vega in Moon War.
        The final of the three stories will have Serena, Darien, Mina, Andrew,
Lita, and Ken as the main players as they meet Serena's elusive father and
get caught in the crossfire between Savior and Rebeus in Death Moon.
Hopefully, you'll join this next series of stories.  And please let me
know what you thought of this story by writing me at Storyist@aol.com.