"Sailor Moon: The Star Path" By: CP Hello! This is one of my best fics I have. ^_^ Molly/Naru is my favorite secondary character on Sailor Moon. (But I HATE her dubbed voice.) So, spare me because I'm not use to writing their Japanese names yet, 'kay? Okay, enjoy! This story takes place after Sailor Moon R: Part 2, but before Sailor Stars. There will be about 12 episodes. ***************** Episode 1: "Death of a Friend" The mist cleared slowly, and a long path was revealed to the young girl's eyes. She stepped forward,staring at a long path ahead of her. "What is this?" the girl asked, her voice dry from exhaustion. A shadowed figure with a staff in her hand stood infront of the girl. "Your path, young one. You had a past life with your friend, Neo Queen Serenity." The girl turned to the figure. "I do not know of such a person." The figure smiled. "You will. You will..." ~~~~~~~~~~ Molly woke up in a cold sweat. She gasped a couple of times, confused about the dream which haunted her every night since the crystal in the middle of the city disappeared. Molly rubbed her forehead slowly, wiping the sweat off of her face. That figure spoke to her gently, and that path stretched far across the heavens. Is this an omen? Who was the figure and why was the path meant for her? More importantly, who is Neo Queen Serenity? ********** Serena sighed peacefully as she relaxed on her bed. It was a long week full of Sailor business and school. Luna slept by her feet. Her eyes twitched and her small paws flinched. Serena watched her cat dreaming, something bad probably. "Luna!" Serena cried, shaking her guardian awake. Luna woke up with a loud meow, accidentally swiping Serena in the face with her claws. "WWWWAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!" Serena cried, dropping Luna on her head and covering her face which was marked with fresh cat scratches. Luna's eyes were replaced with spirals for a few moments while Serena moaned and cried about her face. Then, Luna shook her head as the rest of her body flopped to the bed. A stream of tears shot out of Serena's eyes as Luna slowly got up on her paws. "Serena! What is the matter?!" Luna snapped. Serena peeked out of her hands which covered her face. "You scratched me, Luna." "Oh," Luna gasped, blinking her large eyes. "Sorry." Serena pulled her hands away, revealing three, large scratch marks across her face. Luna sucked in her breath, trying not to laugh. Serena shot her an angry look, but it slowly faded when she remembered Luna twitching in her sleep. "Luna, did you have a nightmare?" Serena asked. Luna quivered, remembering it. "Yes," she replied quietly. Serena's curiosity grew. "What was it about?" Luna sat up and looked Serena in the eyes. "Usually, Serena-chan, I have dreams about you. Becoming a great warrior....and sometimes a wimpy one.." "HEY!" Serena protested as Luna giggled. Luna's giggling stopped, and her face grew solemn again. "But this one was strange. We were in a battle, and Molly was there... Serena..." Serena knew what happend next. "She...died?" Luna shivered, her eyes filling with tears. "It seemed so real. She protected you and me from a blast. Then, as she fell, I got these strange flashbacks of the Silver Millennium. I saw Molly dressed as a royal advisor, then, a sorceress." Serena's eyes grew big. "Molly? A sorceress?!" Luna shook her head. "It was only a dream! I don't remember anything about Molly in the Silver Millennium!" Serena gulped. "But you always told me dreams were omens of the past, present and--" "Future," Luna finished for her uneasily. Serena's eyes filled with tears. "Luna! What if Molly really dies?! What would I do?!" Luna replied,"What are you talking about, Serena? You have the other scouts!" Serena replied quietly. "But she's special to me. Molly was my first true friend." Serena had a flashback of when her and Molly were little.... It was the first day of school, and Serena sat alone infront of the bus, looking out the window sadly. She glanced at the other children who sat in pairs, talking happily. Sighing, she stared out the window once again. The bus stopped infront of a jewelry store and on came a little girl with brown hair tied back in a bow. She looked at Serena and sat down next to her. Serena looked at the girl next to her a gave her a smile. "I'm Serena! What's your name?" Little Serena asked. The other girl was a little surprised she asked. "I'm Molly." Serena gave her a bigger smile. "Hi!" Serena remembered when they first met Melvin in 1st grade. Actually, he introduced himself with an inch worm, which later got loose in the class. Little Serena and Molly looked for it, and Serena found it the hard way.. *Squish!* Serena looked under her foot. "Ooops.." Luna laughed at that with Serena when she told her about it. "Poor Melvin!" Luna laughed. Serena managed to say through fits of laughter. "Yeah! He held a funeral service for it too!" As Luna laughed on, Serena paused and looked out her window. [Please. Don't let Molly die.] A single tear rolled down her cheek. ********** Molly walked down the street later on in the afternoon with her hands behind her head. Her yellow dress blew slightly in the soft breeze along with her hair. "HEY!" a voice thundered behind her. Molly turned, placing her hands down by her sides. Lita ran up to her with a wild grin. "Hi Lita," Molly greeted. "Hi!" Lita shouted cheerfully, giving her a peace sign. "Hey, I'm looking for Amy. Have you seen her, Molly?" Molly shook her head no as Lita's expression dropped a little. "Well, if I see her, I'll tell you," Molly replied, trying to cheer her up. Lita nodded, her expression brightening a little. "Hey, where are you going?" Molly shrugged. "I don't know. I'm going around the city to think." Lita gave her a smile. "I'll come too, if that's okay. Maybe we'll bump into Amy." Molly nodded with a weak smile. Lita and her walked side by side in silence for awhile until Lita broke it. "You can't hide anything from me, Molly. What's the matter?" Lita asked. Molly sighed heavily. "I had this weird dream. About a tall, woman figure with a staff and a long path in the heavens." She shook her head slightly and continued. "I don't know what it's about." Lita's eyes widened a little. [The woman with a staff--could it be..Sailor Pluto?!] Suddenly, a voice from across the street yelled,"LITA!" Lita and Molly turned to see Amy run across the street. Amy greeted Lita with a quick bow and apologized for being late. Lita turned to Molly,"Hey! We're going to meet the others at the temple! Want to come?" Molly nodded with a smile. "Sure!" ********** Later, Molly left the temple to go back home, leaving the others behind. Lita turned to the others and frowned slightly. "Molly said she had a dream about a tall, woman figure with a staff. Do you girls think it's Sailor Pluto?" Lita asked. Artemis pondered for a moment,"A tall woman with a staff? Yup. Sounds like Pluto." Raye rubbed her chin thoughtfully,"Why would she have a dream about Sailor Pluto?" Luna shrugged. "I had a dream of myself." She shivered. "Molly died, and then I had flashbacks of her as a sorceress in the Silver Millennium." There was a chorus of gasping from the others, except for Serena who nodded knowingly. Raye closed her eyes tightly. "I sensed a new evil last night when I was out in the middle of the city with Chad," Raye said. "Oooo! You and Chad are dating now?!" Mina teased as Raye turned red. "Mina!" Amy whispered harshly. Raye blushed secretly, turned away from the others. "Remember, Luna. Dreams are omens." Luna sighed. "That's what I'm afraid of." ********** Molly sighed loudly as she sat in her room. She dug into her pockets to find her wallet..uh oh. Frantically,she dug into her other pocket. No. Darn, she must have dropped it when Serena knocked her over, crying for some reason. Molly shook her head and rushed out of her room, past her confused mom and to the temple. ********** Soon, Molly dashed up the long stairs and stopped to catch her breath on the top. The others stared at her as she spotted her wallet on the floor. "Um, I dropped my wallet," she said. She picked it up and rushed back down the stairs. Lita turned to Luna. "Come on, I think we should keep an eye out for her," Lita said. Luna and the others nodded. ********** Molly shoved her wallet in her pocket as she walked by *that* park. She paused and frowned, remembering her and Neflyte ducking into the park to be safe. A shiver rushed up her spine as she walked away. Suddenly, a large, shadowed figure snuck up on her. The figure's eyes glowed red, piercing it's shadow. "I am the keeper of nightmares. The lord of darkness, the shivers which crawl up your flesh," the figure growled. Molly stopped dead in her tracks. She turned slowly and screamed at the monster before her. "You are the Star Sorceress?" he asked, his eyes piercing through her heart. "Wha_what?" Molly stuttered. "Don't play dumb with me! Hmmm..., damn. You're not worth it. Come forth my minions!" he cried. With a burst of light, a portal opened and out came four horrible, black demons with sharp, glittering white teeth. Molly gasped and stepped back. "You'll pay for what you did to me one thousand years ago!" the demon cried, and then, disappeared. [One thousand years ago?!] Molly thought frantically. "Molly!" Serena's voice cried. Molly turned to see Serena and the others. She ducked a beam from one monster and rushed off into the forest to loose them. "Oh great! Another bunch of Negaverse sleaze," Raye murmured. "MARS, STAR...POWER!" "MOON CRYSTAL--POOOWEEERRR!" "JUPITER...STAR...POWER!" "VENUS! STAR... POWER!" "MERCURY STAR..POWER!" "SAILOR SCOUT POWER!" they all cried. After transforming, the scouts and their two guardians rushed after Molly. Meanwhile, Molly ran into a clearing, breathing hard, torn between terror and confusion. She yelped as a monster swiped at her back, cutting her. Molly rushed to another tree and froze in terror as the monster surrounded her. She sucked in her breath, waiting for her death to come. "Hold it!" a voice shouted in back of the monsters. "I am Sailor Moon!" The monsters growled as the Sailor Scouts as Molly slid to her knees. [One thousand years ago? Star Sorceress?] The scouts and monsters started to fight. "MARS...CELESTIAL...FIRE....SURROUND!!" Sailor Mars cried, burning a monster with her fire rings until it shattered into dust. Sailor Mars smiled, proud of herself. Sailor Mercury froze another monster with her ice bubbles and then kicked it, shattering it into pieces of ice. Sailor Moon and Luna looked around frantically, looking for Molly. "Molly!" Sailor Moon cried. Molly sat behind a tree, her mind was clouded and her memories flooded of things of her past life. Sailor Pluto, Star Kingdom, Princess Serena..everything. She heard her name and snapped out of it. Looking around the tree, she saw Sailor Moon look around frantically. Then, a monster appeared in back of her and shot out a beam. Molly's mind raced. [SAVE HER. SAVE HER. SAVE YOUR PRINCESS.] "Princess Serena!!" Molly cried. As she bolted towards her, she past a frantic looking Sailor Mars. Princess Raye. Mercury, Princess Amy. Venus, Princess Mina. Jupiter, Princess Lita. Her voice was more mature-like, her voice from her past life. "Look out!!" "Molly!" Luna cried. "MOLLY!" the sailors cried. With a leap, Molly took the beam for Sailor Moon, who screamed her name in horror as a spurt of blood splashed the air. Molly's eyes were wide open with pain as Sailor Moon caught her in her own arms. The monsters stared at the two girls and then disappeared in a black mist. Sailor Moon held her childhood friend close. "Molly-chan!" she sobbed as Molly's mouth leaked with blood. "Don't go!" "S_Serena...Princess..Serena....I am Naru.....Princess of the Stars.......Your s_s_servant," Molly mumbled, her voice barely a whisper. "Sor...cer....esssss..." With that, her body slowly faded as the others watched in horror. Sailor Moon's eyes were clouded with tears. "H_hey, Molly. We'll get you to a doctor...a really good one," Sailor Mars stuttered, fighting to hold her tears back. "Y_yeah.." Molly laughed, "It's too late...Raye.." She breathed hard as her eyes closed and her body disappeared. "We'll meet again.." Sailor Moon's eyes went wide. "Luna! She disappeared! DISAPPEARED!" To Be Continued..... ***** Sailor Moon says! Serena: "Okay, today we felt very sad because ..*sniff*..Molly died." Raye: "And why the heck did she disappear?" Serena: "I dunno." Raye: "Hey, maybe she is a sorceress!" Serena: ^_^ Raye: "Watch out, Serena. If you ever ignore her again, she'll fireball you like Lina Inverse!" Serena: (..);;;; Raye: "Yup." Lita: "Wait a minute! Wasn't this Sailor Jupiter says?!" Raye+Serena: "Sorry!" *rush away* Lita: "Hehehe..They're SOO gullible!" ^_^ Raye+Serena (offstage): "HEEEEYYYYY......" Lita: "Gotta go!"