Wishing Upon a Star * a short story Lita was sitting up in her room, staring out the window. Her apartment was always lonely to her, since she lived alone. She saw a star that shined brighter than the others and smiled, " I remember my Mom telling me that the brightest star was always the wishing star…" but, just after she said it, she stopped. Her Mom. Her Dad. She tried never to really think about them…. It was one of the only things that could make her cry. Slowly, she again looked up at the star, " If you really are the wishing star," she whispered, " Please grant me this… I wish my parents were still alive.." Suddenly, Lita began to glow. She looked at herself, not believing it, at first. But then, she disappeared, and reappeared in a different place. It was morning here, and she was sitting in a bed. She stood up, and hurried out her door. Then, she walked into what looked like a kitchen. A woman was standing at the stove, cooking. Lita froze. A woman. A woman she knew, " Mom?" she whispered, her eyes widening. The woman looked up at her, and smiled. " Lita, honey! You’re up! You slept late today." She said, flipping a pancake. Lita’s eyes filled with tears. Mom. It had been 11 years since she had said that last. The woman, Mrs. Kino, noticed her daughter’s tears and hurried over, " Lita, are you crying?!" she asked, in a soft tone. Without answering, Lita only hugged her, tightly, and sobbed. " Oh, Mom…" she whispered, smiling, " Mom.." Mrs. Kino hugged her back, a little bit worried about what was wrong with Lita. " Did you have a nightmare again, Lita? About those four strange girls?" asked Mrs. Kino. Lita, suddenly, looked up at her. " What?" she asked. But before Mrs. Kino could answer, a hand was placed on Lita’s shoulder. She looked at it, and followed it up to see a man, " Dad?" she asked, turning to him. " Good morning, rose bud!!" he said, smiling. Lita stared at him. Rose bud. She missed that name so much. She leaned forward and hugged him, but didn’t cry, thinking he would be worried, too. Mrs. Kino was back to cooking, and brought a plate of pancakes out and set them on the table, where Lita and Mr. Kino sat down. " Mom," Lita began, " What dream were talking about? The one with the four girls?" she asked, taking a pancake. " Oh," Mrs. Kino said, sitting down, " Last night you came in and told me you had had a strange dream about four girls who were fighting… one had blond hair, one had black hair, one had blue hair, and another one had blond hair, too, but it was up in pigtails.." Lita froze, " You said that they were calling out for you to help them, but then, the thing that was fighting them killed them.." Lita gasped, her heart freezing, " Honey?! What?!" asked Mrs. Kino. " Rose bud?" Mr. Kino asked, confused by his daughter’s reaction. " Mom.." Lita whispered, " Haven’t you ever heard about the Sailor Scouts?" Mrs. Kino thought for a second. " Oh, yes," she said, " Those girls who trying to fight off Beryl…" Lita gasped. Beryl?! How would her Mother know about Queen Beryl?! " They were killed, Lita. About a week or two ago. I thought you had heard." Lita’s heart beat rapidly against her chest, and her breaths were quick and rough. Died? They had died?! Of course…. Since Lita’s parents hadn’t died, she had never gone to that new school, and never met Serena. She had never become Sailor Jupiter. And without Sailor Jupiter’s power, it was impossible to beat Queen Beryl. Tears filled her eyes, " Lita?" " Mom.." Lita whispered, " May I be excused - -." But before she even stood up, there was a crash that shook the entire house. Mr. And Mrs. Kino stood up, quickly, and Mr. Kino took Lita’s arm, and they all began to run downstairs. " No, they’re attacking again!!" Mr. Kino cursed. Lita closed her eyes. " Who are attacking?" she asked. " Beryl, Lita! You know!" Mrs. Kino said, loudly. Lita opened her eyes. She more frightened now then she had ever been. Beryl had taken over. There was no hope, now. No hope at all. When they reached the basement, they closed and locked the doors behind them. Lita sank to her knees and began to cry. Cry about everything. She was crying for her family. She was crying that all of her friends had died, and crying that evil had won. " Serena… Mina… Amy… Raye.." she whispered, seeing an image of each of them in her mind. Her mother hurried over. " Honey, I know you’re scared, but be strong.." she said, soothingly, " The attack will be over soon." Lita looked at her, through her tears. Then, she stood up and closed her eyes, " Good, girl." Mrs. Kino said. Lita turned around. " This isn’t what I wanted.." she whispered, looking out a small window, where there were crashes and screams sounding in. She closed her eyes, tightly, the tears rolling down her cheeks. She glanced back at her parents, who were barricading the doors, " I wish it was possible to live this way.." she whispered, " But it’s not…" then, suddenly, she began to glow again, and fade. She turned and looked at her parents, " I love you, both, and I’ll miss you… but I can’t stay here… the world needs me… the Sailor Scouts need me.." she whispered, as she vanished. After a minute, she found herself sitting on her bed, in her room, in her apartment, staring out the window at the shining star. She wiped away the tears that were in her eyes, and smiled, slightly, " I guess you don’t know how good of life you have until you don’t have it anymore.." she whispered. She still wished her parents were alive, but if that meant loosing her friends…. It really wasn’t worth it. Without the Sailor Scouts, there would be no world. Without her, Sailor Jupiter, there would be no Sailor Scouts. Wishing Upon A Star part: 2 * a short story Amy was at her desk, reading a book around 9:00 on a Saturday night. She had nothing to do. The girls were all busy. Today, at school, some people had been making fun of her, again. They said she had cheated on a test, and that she was too smart to be a normal person. She had cried when she got home. It hurt, it hurt like a million knives were being stabbed into you. She felt alone, and unloved. So she read her books. There, she had a different world to live in, until the book ended. She sighed and looked out the window, at the stars. A tear fell down her cheek, " All those people today.." she whispered, " I don’t know why they choose to pick on me.. why not someone else? I didn’t do anything.." she, through her tears, looked at the moon, and then, again, at the stars, " I wish I was normal… I don’t want to be smart…" and, after a moment, she felt tingly all over. Her body felt numb. But, after a minute it was over, and she looked herself over, " What was that?" The next day at school, she walked in and people waved and said hi to her. She said hi back, wondering why they were being nice. She sat down in the classroom, and a paper was handed to her. She gasped, " I got a C??!!!" she asked, alarmed. Her heart stopped. A C. She had never gotten anything lower than an A- in her entire life. What happened? That day they had a quiz. Amy couldn’t remember any of the answers. She failed it. Lita and Serena had both gotten C’s. They passed… but SHE failed. How could this be?! At lunch, she sat in her normal spot. Usually, she sat along, right? But today, a lot of people sat with her. All these people she didn’t even know!! " Hey, Ames, sorry about failing the quiz… but it’s only one quiz! You’ll get by, alright!" a girl said, smiling. " Yeah, thanks." Amy replied, " But I was sure I studied….. actually.. I’m POSITIVE I studied…" everyone giggled, as if she were joking. After school, some people wanted to walk home with her, " No," she replied, " I’d like to walk home a lone, thanks.." as she walked, she began thinking. She had become like Serena! What happened?! Suddenly, she heard a beeping, and noticed it was her communicator, " Hello?!" she asked, taking it out. It was Serena. " Amy! Scouts needed in the park right away!" she said, signing off. Amy nodded and took out her transformation stick. " Mercury Crystal Power!!" she cried. In the park, Sailor Mars, Jupiter, and Venus were all laying unconscious on the ground, while Sailor Moon barely stood against the monster they were fighting, " Hey!!" Sailor Mercury cried, " Leave my friends alone!!" Sailor Moon looked over and gasped. " No, Sailor Mercury! He’s too strong for you!! Run!!" she cried. Sailor Mercury looked startled. Too strong?? Just then, she was blasted with a powerful blast of energy, and hit a tree, " Sailor Mercury!!" Sailor Moon cried. Then, not wanting to see her friend get hurt, she jumped at it, and started to kick it and punch it. Sailor Mercury got up, just in time to see Sailor Moon fall to the ground, her uniform tattered and having cuts all over her body. " Oh, Sailor Moon!!!" Mercury cried out, tears in her eyes, " Mercury Aqua Rhapsody!!!" she cried. Nothing happened. She gasped. She was powerless. She didn’t know what to do. The monster began to walk over, smiling. " Mercury!! Run, now!! Save yourself!!" Sailor Moon cried. But Amy was frozen. She couldn’t attack? What was she supposed to do?! " I’ll analize it!! For a weakness!" she said, smiling. She tried to get out her computer, but it wasn’t there, " What?!!!!" she gasped. That first day she had become a Scouts… Luna had given the computer because she was SMART enough to use t. Now, she couldn’t even remember the answers to a quiz. Tears filled her eyes. This was it for the Scouts. She was too weak to fight, and couldn’t even try fighting with her fists, because she didn’t know it’s weakness. So, she ran. She ran to the right. The monster ran after her, " Sailor Moon!!" she cried, " I’ll lead it away!!! You help the other Scouts!!" she cried. Running as fast as she could. " NO!!! Sailor Mercury!! You’ll get killed!" Sailor Moon cried, after her. But Amy just went on running. This wasn’t what she had wanted. She only wanted other people to like her, that’s all. Suddenly, the monster shot her with a beam, and she went crashing to the ground, her arm bleeding and her tiara now broken. She looked up at the monster. " No.." she whispered, closing her eyes and breathing rapidly, " This isn’t what I wanted!!! This isn’t what I wanted!!" she screamed, tears filling her eyed. The monster reached down…. Amy opened her eyes. She was sitting at her desk, her book opened and her desk light on. It was Saturday night. She looked around, " Okay….. let’s see.." she took out a folder of homework papers. They were all A+s. She smiled. Everything was normal. She looked out the window at the star filled sky, " I don’t need all the kids at school to like me.." she whispered, shutting off her lights, " I already had the best friends in the world.." Wishing Upon a Star: part 3 * a short story Mina was walking down the street, around 10:00. She saw a Sailor V poster, with writing all over saying ‘fraud’ or ‘ looser’. She sighed. When she used to be Sailor V, she was the most popular person in the world. She had movies, video games, comic books, fame, and fortune. Now that she was Sailor Venus, those things weren’t popular anymore. It was now only Sailor Moon who was popular. Sailor Moon Sailor Moon Sailor Moon!! No one even knew about the other Scouts. No one cared about her anymore. Some tears rimmed her eyes, " I miss being the person everyone looked up at…. I miss being the great super hero.." she wiped the tears away and looked up and the sky. She used to be the person everyone talked about. Her, " Now it’s only Sailor Moon!!" she cried, " I hate it!!! Why can’t people love me, too? I wish - - I wish I hadn’t come to Japan! I wish I was still Sailor V, and had my old life back!!" then, suddenly, an orange light glowed around her. Her Venus transformation stick appeared in front of her. Suddenly, it crumbled!!! " What?!" asked Mina. Her orange light turned to a blue light, and then she disappeared. Mina was now standing in the streets of Europe, dressed in normal cloths, instead of her school uniform, " What happened?!" she asked, looking. This was Europe…. Her home. " Wow.." she smiled, " It happened!! It really happened!!" Suddenly, there was a crash. She whirled around and saw an enemy attacking….. It was Malakite!!!!! What was HE doing here?!!!! He had died years ago… Oh yeah.. this was way before she had even become Sailor Venus. She ran into an alley, and took out her power stick. " V Power!!" she cried. And, after moments, she was dressed as Sailor V, and ran out, " Hey, you!!" she cried. Some people were cheering, and Malakite smiled, " Quit torturing these people! I am the Champion of Justice, Sailor V!! The V stands for victory, buddy!!" " Well, well. It’s so nice to meet you, Sailor V. I’ll kill you like I killed those other Sailor Brats in Tokyo!! This’ll be a snap!!!" he said, laughing. Mina gasped. " What?!!! Killed?!!!" she cried. Killed them??? He had killed the Sailor Scouts..? Now that she thought about it… this had to be true. That night when the Scouts were facing him off for the rainbow crystals, they had been trapped in that dome, and were about to be killed. But she had come and saved them… But now, she had never gone to Tokyo, and never helped them beat Malakite. Her heart broke, " You… you… killed them?" she asked, in a whisper. But, of course, Malakite only laughed and shot her against the wall of a building, < Uhgnn… He’s too strong… there’s no way I can beat him alone..> she told herself, standing. Suddenly, three other figures appeared next to him. Mina gasped. It was Zoisite, Queen Beryl, and…. " Darien!!!" she cried out, tears in her eyes. It was Prince Darien. They had taken him over, and since Sailor Moon had died she had never healed him. Queen Beryl began to laugh. Then, Mina saw something in Beryl’s hand…. It was the Crescent Moon Wand!! AND the Imperium Silver Crystal!! Sailor V couldn’t believe this. They had gotten the crystal… " Prince Darien," Queen Beryl hissed, " Kill her. She’s only a pest, who shant cause us much harm." Darien nodded, taking out his sword. He began to walk up to her. " Darien, no!!" Mina cried, backing up against the wall, " Please!!!" but, Darien ran at her, and swung his sword. Mina dodged, and landed about five feet away, " Listen to me!! You have to..!!!" but, Darien only jumped at her again, this time, cutting her deep in the shoulder. She screamed out. All the people began to cry out to her. ‘ No!! Sailor V!’ ‘ You can’t die!!’ ‘ Help!! Save us!!!’ but, she knew, she couldn’t. Not alone. She needed help. More tears filled her eyes as she looked up at Prince Darien, who was raising his sword to strike her. But, when he did, she rolled out of the way. " I’ll try to win…. Serena, Amy, Raye, Lita….. I’ll try, but I don’t think I can.." she whispered, standing up, " I’ll never give up!! Go ahead and kill me, but I won’t go without a fight!!" She cried, holding her shoulder. " Goodness, Queen Beryl. She’s just as bad as all those other nasty Sailor Brats we fought earlier." Zoisite said, smiling. " Yes, I agree," Beryl said, " Prince Darien. Let Zoisite try." Darien turned and nodded. " As you wish, my Queen." He said, putting away his sword. Zoisite smiled and floated forward to where Sailor V stood. " Okay, Sailor Brat!! We’ll get rid of you in a snap!" she said, laughing, " Zoi!!!" she held her hand out, and blasted Mina with her sharp rose petals. Mina tried blocking, but they still cut her and stabbed her, " You’re history!!!!" Zoisite cried, taking out a long sword made out of crystal. Then, Zoisite threw it. Mina saw and dropped to the ground before it hit her. " Queen, Beryl. Let’s not torture her, why don’t you just use the crystal on her and send her away?" asked Malakite. Mina looked confused. " Yes, I suppose you’re right, Malakite." Queen Beryl said. She held up the Crescent Moon Wand, pointing it at Sailor V. Then, she chanted something. A black light shot out, and surrounded Sailor V. " Heeeeeellllp!!" Mina cried, as she began to fade. She looked at her hand, and it was almost completely transparent. Tears filled her eyes and she fell to her knees, sobbing, as Queen Beryl began to laugh, " I didn’t mean for this to happen…" she whispered, her tears falling and soaking into the ground, " I didn’t mean for them to die… I didn’t want this!!!!" she began to cry out loud now. She was almost completely gone. People were screaming out to her. ‘ No!! Sailor V is dying!’ ‘ Please, Sailor V!! You have to come help us!’ but this was impossible. Mina thought this was what she wanted. But this wasn’t supposed to happen. She was sobbing, when suddenly, a white light surrounded her, and she disappeared, thinking she had died. She reappeared in the streets of Tokyo, on her knees in front of Crown. She gasped, and looked around, " I’m okay!! I’m in Tokyo!" she said, happily. People who passed her looked at her funny, wondering why she was on the ground, but Mina didn’t care. She stood up and ran all the way home. This was her real home. Tokyo. And this was her real life, as Sailor Venus. Wishing Upon A Star: part 4 * a short story Raye was sweeping the porch of her temple, humming the tune from Serena’s locket. Serena had been listening to it all day, and Raye got it stuck in her head. Then, suddenly, she heard someone else’s voice. It sounded like they were dying!!!! But it was only Chad, trying to sing again. Raye’s face turned red with anger as Chad walked up, " CHAD!" she cried, startling him, " Stop that horrible racket!! I told you not to do that I was around!!!" Chad stopped, and looked at her. " I’m sorry, Raye… I didn’t know you were home…" he said. Raye knew she had hurt his feelings. And she was sorry. She watched as Chad walked away. " Sorry, Chad…" she whispered, sadly looking at the ground, " I guess I just lost my temper, I didn’t mean to." Some tears filled her eyes. She ALWAYS lost her temper. With Serena, with Chad, with her Grampa… That’s why no one liked her very much at school, because she was always so mean. A tear rolled down her cheek as she looked up at the crescent moon in the sky. Star twinkled all around it, " I wish I sweet… like everyone else I know…. No one has ever said anything like said the things I say…. I wish I didn’t have such a bad temper!! It’s a wonder I have any friends at all!!!! I wish I wasn’t so stubborn!" suddenly, after a moment, she began to glow a red light and gasped, " Wha - - - what’s happening - - - ?!!!" she cried, but before it was answered, she disappeared. She reappeared in the middle of a school yard, her school yard, " Come on, Raye!! We get to go home early today!!!" a girl said, grabbing her arm as she ran by. " Huh?" Raye whispered. This was one of her classmates.. one who didn’t like her, " O – okay.." they ran through the school, and some other girls joined them. Raye wondered why they were all suddenly wanting to hang around with her. " Hey, Raye?" asked one of the girls. " Yeah?" Raye said, smiling. " Since you’re selling good luck charms today, can you save me one? I won’t be able to make until late tonight.." The girls finished. Raye smiled. " Sure!" she said, smiling, " No problem!!" she wondered why she was in such a good mood….. " Oh, thank you!!" the girl hugged her arm, " You’re such a great friend, Raye!" Raye smiled. It felt good to have people like her. " Hey, guys, I heard that that college guy, Darien Chibi, is going to go to Raye’s temple today!!! Isn’t he the hunkiest guy you’ve ever seen?!" one of the girls said. Everyone agreed. Raye smiled. " You are SO lucky, Raye!!" one of the girls said, " Do you think he’ll ask you out?! You two would be perfect for each other!" Raye blushed. " Na," she said, " He’s not exactly my type… but he is cute!" she giggled. She had always liked Darien, but knew that he and Serena would have to be together some day. " He already has a girlfriend, doesn’t he?" someone asked. " Yeah… Raye, you know her….. she that little girl with the weird hair… I wonder why he picked her?! I think one of use would go better with him!" Raye looked shocked. " What?!" she asked, not believing this. Darien and Serena were perfect for each other. How could anyone say that?! Normally, she would get really upset and yell, but now, she didn’t get angry at all, for some reason, " I think they go good together…" " Really?" " Well, that girl… Serena, IS one of you’re friends, isn’t she, Raye?" someone asked. But, before she could answer, Raye saw the temple ahead. " Guys, I’ve gotta get ready to sell charms!! I’ll see ya later!" she called, waving. The girls waved at her, too, and then went on walking. Raye couldn’t believe it. Why hadn’t she gotten angry and yelled at that girl? She usually would have… When she got to the temple, she changed into her robe and walked out to meet her Grampa and Chad, who were already selling charms, " Hi Grampa! Hi Chad!" she said, happily. " Hi, Raye!" Chad said, turning to her, " Oh, some of your friends came here earlier looking for you… they said it was urgent, and that you had to go to the park as soon as you got home…" Raye looked confused. " Why?" she asked. Chad shrugged, " Okay… well, I’ll be back pretty quick.. hold down the fort without me…" she said, running behind the temple. Quickly, she took out her communicator and called the Scouts. Sailor Mercury answered, " AMY?! What happened?!" asked Raye, seeing that Amy was terribly beat up. " Raye.." she said, in a weak voice, " There’s a monster attacking…" but suddenly, Amy screamed, and the communicator screen went blank. " Amy?! Amy?!!!!" Raye cried, frightened. But, then, she took out her power stick, " Mars Crystal Power!!!!" and transformed into Sailor Mars. Then, she ran to the park. When she got there, only Sailor Moon and Sailor Venus were standing. Sailor Mercury laid limp against a tree, and Sailor Jupiter laid on the ground, not even breathing, " Oh no!!! Guys!!" she cried, in a frightened tone. Venus and Sailor Moon looked over at her, " I’ll get him!!" she began her attack, " Mars!! Flame…. Sniper!!!" she shot her arrow, but it stopped and fell in mid air, " What?!" she cried. " Sailor Mars!!" Venus cried, running over to her. She stood in front of Raye, " Don’t worry!! It will have to kill me before it hurts you, Raye!" she said. " Sailor Venus…" Mars whispered. What had happened?! Why hadn’t her attack worked, " Mina! Let me try and fight!" she tried stepping forward, but Venus stopped her. " Are you kidding?! I’m not letting that thing hurt you!!" but, before she could say anything else, Sailor Venus was blasted, and screamed as she hit ground. " MINA!" Mars cried, running over. " No, Raye!" Venus said, trying to stand, " Get behind me!! Now!! I don’t want you to get hurt!!" Raye couldn’t understand this. Why were they doing this? " Sailor Mars! You have to leave! If that thing can hurt us then it will kill you!!" Sailor Moon cried, " You can’t fight this thing!" Sailor Venus stood, weakly, in front of Mars. " But…. But…" Raye began, tears in her eyes. What was happening?! Why was she so weak? She didn’t even feel powerful anymore… " NO! Sailor Venus…. LOOK OUT!!" Raye cried, trying to push her out of the way of an attack. But Venus wouldn’t move. She really didn’t want Raye to get hurt. She took it all, and collapsed to the ground… she was dead. Raye could feel it, " NOOOOOOO!!! MINA!!" she cried, kneeling next to her, " Get up!! Get up!!" she cried, tears running down her cheeks. " Raye!!" Sailor Moon cried, seeing that the monster was about to attack again, " Get out of the way!!" but Raye didn’t hear her. She ran forward, and got in-between the monster and Sailor Mars. She got hit, and fell to the ground, also. Sailor Mars screamed. " SERENA!! NO!!" more tears came. She rushed over to her, " Why did you do that?!! Why!!?" she asked, lifting Sailor Moon’s head up, " You should have let it hit me, Serena!!!" " Oh Raye.." Sailor Moon whispered, " You’re so sweet… but I couldn’t let you get hurt… I couldn’t let my best friend… get hurt…" after those last words, her eyes closed. " Serena!!!!" Raye screamed, shaking her, " No!! No!! No!! No!!" she covered her eyes. Now she got it. Her stubbornness gave her power. Her strong will gave her power. Without it, she didn’t have any power at all. She began to cry uncontrollably on Sailor Moon’s chest, " Wake up, Serena… Wake up!!" she cried, " I didn’t want you to die!! All I wanted was to be nicer… really!! Wake up!! Don’t die!!" then, she began to glow that red light again. She didn’t even notice it because she was crying so much. When she opened her eyes, she was sitting on the ground holding her broom. She looked around. She was at the temple, not in the park, " What?" she whispered, smiling, " It’s okay!! Everything’s okay!!" Suddenly, she heard that voice again. It was Chad, singing, " CHAD!!! STOP SINGING, NOW!!!!!!" Wishing Upon A Star: part 5 * a short story Serena was sitting in the park on evening, watching the sun set. She sighed, glancing up at the moon, which was up in the sky, already. She smiled. Lately, she had been wanting to go back up there, and talk to Queen Serenity again, and see the old kingdom again. But Luna said that was impossible, that they could only go if the Queen herself summoned them. Serena sat there and watched the sun until it was completely gone, and the moon glowed in the sky, with stars blanketing the sky. Serena’s heart beat was one of the only things she could hear. No cars were out tonight, for some reason. She began thinking, again. But this time, it was of the image Queen Serenity had showed them that day they had gone… the one where Queen Beryl attacked. It was hazy, but the memory was there. She saw the Shadow attacking, and the Scouts being killed. And then she saw herself going after Darien. Her face became saddened, " Why am I thinking about this now?" she asked herself covering her face, " I don’t need this now… with this new enemy here, I should be figuring them out, shouldn’t I? Not thinking about the moon.." but she couldn’t focus on anything but that, now. Some tears rimmed her eyes. The Queen said it used to be a happy time. She wished she could try again…. And save it… " I wish.." Serena whispered, looking up at the moon and the stars, " … that I could go back to the moon kingdom… before everything was destroyed.." she closed her eyes, and sighed again. Then, suddenly, a white hot glow surrounded her. Her eyes shot open, and she saw the Imperium Silver Crystal, floating in front of her, " What?!" she asked, her voice not even above a whisper. But, before any more was said, she disappeared. She reappeared in a field of flowers. She looked around, rapidly, wondering where in the world she was…. Well, come to think of it, this didn’t look like the world at all… then it hit her… her wish.. had it been granted. Just then, she heard a voice, " Princess Serena!" she looked over and saw Sailor Mars in the distance, " Queen Serenity would like to talk to you, Princess!" Serena stood up, and slowly nodded. Sailor Mars walked off, followed by Serena. Serena had never even imagined this. Everything was so beautiful, and pure. And it was her kingdom. Soon, she entered the palace. It was huge!! She looked around, amazed, until she looked ahead of her. There was Queen Serenity, " Good afternoon, Serena." She said, smiling. Serena was breathless. Some tears filled her eyes, but she kept herself from crying. Slowly, she walked up to the Queen.. " You wanted to see me - - Mother?" asked Serena, smiling brightly. The Queen took Serena’s hand in hers and nodded. " Yes I did, Serena Dear," she began, " We are having a ball tonight, dear, and I’d like you to try and meet some princes…" she began. Serena looked a little confused, " Serena?" " But, Mother… what about Prince Darien?" asked Serena. Queen Serenity sighed. " I know, dear.." she began, " But we’ve heard that Earth was planning to attack us… and I told them not to let anyone from Earth to come here.." " Mother! You can’t possibly think that Darien would try to…" " No, Serena. I don’t think he would attack us. But he’s the only human I really know and trust. The ONLY human.." the Queen said. " Then why can’t he come?" asked Serena, quietly. " If he does, dear, and he for some reason doesn’t get caught by the guards before he sees me, then he may stay, of course. But if the guards catch him, he’ll be sent to the dungeon…" Serena gasped. " No!! You can’t do that!" Serena said, a little alarmed. Queen Serenity looked at her daughter, again. " Don’t worry, Serena. If he is sent to the dungeon, the guards will tell me, and I will have him released." She said, calmly. Slowly, Serena. The ball had started, and she was standing out on the balcony, looking down at Earth. She remembered this. This was exactly what had happened the first time… " Serena!" came a voice. She looked down. " Darien!" she cried, when she saw that her was standing there, " Oh, finally you are here!!" she said, smiling. " I’m afraid I have bad news, princess.." he began, his face solemn. Serena looked a little startled. " You can not come to the ball??" she asked. " Far worse than that, princess.. Terrible things are happening on Earth. An evil power is taking over there.." Darien said. Serena’s heart stopped. This was happening again… she had to stop it.. somehow.. " Then you must go.." she whispered. " Yes, but by the time I get back home, it may already be too late.." Darien closed his eyes, " This Queen Beryl has amazing powers, and her warriors are amazingly strong, maybe even unbeatable…" but before he could finish, the guards saw him. " Stop him, he could be a spy!!" one of them cried out. Darien gasped. " Listen," he called up to Serena, " I better go…!" with that, he ran off, followed by the guards. Serena felt tears in her eyes. < If I don’t do something, this place will be destroyed again… but what could I do to stop it?> she asked herself. Later, Serena was standing on the balcony with Darien. They had already danced, and had their conversation. Serena was near tears already, just thinking about what would happen to them… " Queen Beryl is relentless and she’ll destroy absolutely everything to get exactly what she wants." Darien said, solemnly, " I’ll fight as hard as I can.." he took her hand, " But you must know I might not come back.. I just hope you know how much you mean to me.." Serena nodded, slowly, more tears in her eyes, " I do.." she whispered. " You’re in my heart.." " And you will always be in mine." Then, after a moment, they both leaned forward, and kissed. Serena hated knowing what was going to happen next.. knowing that you and everyone you loved was going to die. Why had she asked for this? The shadow attacked, and the Scouts ran out to fight. Everything was so violent, so terrible as Serena watched from the balcony, only able to pray that everyone would be alright. She had cried so much that night that she couldn’t cry anymore right now, even if she wanted to. The palace was crumbling, and she heard screams and yelling from the entire kingdom. Then, she saw the Scouts, being blasted by the shadow, " NO!!!! Amy!! Raye!! Mina!! Lita!!" she cried out, rushing to the edge of the balcony. She knew for sure that that was when they had died, " Come back!!!! Don’t die!!" she cried out, reaching out her arm. But, the only reply she got was the shadow laughing. She brought her arm back and covered her face. Then, Queen Beryl appeared. Serena went blank… what was she supposed to do?! She couldn’t think… fear overtook her. She couldn’t hear anything, say anything, or do anything. Everything was just happening, and her standing still. Darien came, and tried to protect her… and then he was blown away. It all happened so fast that she didn’t know what to do. She sat there, on the ground, looking after him. She closed her eyes tightly, < I couldn’t save them… I can’t save him… > she told herself. She looked after him again, and then got up and ran. She saw his mouth moving, but couldn’t hear what he was saying over the noise. She jumped. This time, she didn’t scream as she flew up to him. It just, happened. They took hands. Now it was all in fast forward. She had taken his hand, and the shadow shot. She screamed out his name and then flew backwards. Her heart was barely beating, and she was barely breathing. What was she to do? It had all happened again… everything she hadn’t wanted, " Please.." she whispered, " I didn’t mean to do that… I didn’t want to put everyone through it again… I only wanted to try and save this place… but that’s not possible… is it?" she whispered. And, again, she glowed the white hot light, and disappeared. She is laying on the bench in the park, and suddenly wakes up. Was it all a dream?? Or had that really happened? She looked up at the moon, and smiled, " I do miss you, but I can’t go back… because nothing can change what has already happened without changing something you love. I like my life… and my friends. I don’t need a change. Besides, I have it all… I am the Pretty Sailor Suited Soldier, Sailor Moon."