By Ashley Clinton

Desperate as I felt now, I knew I had been anticipated something for a long time. I did not realize how desperate I was becoming. I stood a cold, lifeless being. The windless city suddenly became a huge tornado sucking the life out of me. The people were so cruel, walking over me as if I was not there. I walked along the short avenue, wondering around the windless city like a zombie. I was a zombie looking for a familiar face to take care of me. I was forced to realize the only faces that I ever knew where those that I could not save. I walked slowly, hugging my stomach. I was starving for food. I was frightened, though reality had yet to find me. I was walking through what I was calling a nightmare. Unfortunately, this nightmare was real, and reality found me quickly. I stopped in the middle of the street in traffic. The stoplight was on, and I stared at the faces inside those tiny automobiles. They had somewhere to go, and I did not. I stared at them, as my reality wounded me terribly. Tears began to whelm up in my eyes, as I stared at those faces. The light turned green, and the automobiles honked at me along with the cry of frustration to have me moved. I did not move I just stared at them. I turned my head to see the light, and then back to see the frustration I had faced before. I then walked on to the alley in front of me. I got to the alley, and began to run through it. It twisted and turned, but I followed it. Until, my legs began to burn. I fell to the grown. My face to the cement, I cried. I found a small box, and crawled inside. I pulled my knees up to my face and cried. I put my hands to my eyes, rubbing at them fiercely. "Oh, god!" I cried, as I wept. I got out of the box, and ran through the alley again. This alley did not seem to end, but it did. This alley ended with a dead end. Something suddenly shined in my eyes. I turned around there was a bright light ahead. It was sparkling and drawing me in. A memory shook inside my head, along with several more. Memories to me were like snow globes. Snow globes were those solid glass balls, with a winter wonderland inside or some other scene. When you turned the snow globe, the snow would start falling on the wonderland. There it was a snow globe, before my eyes. I took hold of it, and turned it. The snow began to fall…

I walked by with a song playing in my head. I passed through the park. "Go to sleep, Little Brother," I thought. A memory from life on the moon suddenly came to sight. A beautiful song played along with it, as a little red headed boy dance around in my mind. I smiled. It was a good memory. I finally got there, opened the door and walked to the table. I stared at the girl before me.

"Hey, Lita," I stated, startling the poorly managed ponytail practically off her head. I knelt at the table and stared at her surprised, "You weren't expecting me?" Her face was white and pale, as she opened her mouth to answer.

"I guess my mind totally switch this afternoon off," she laughed nervously. She looked tired with dark, black shadows under her eyes indicating she and sleep had yet to know each other.

"Are you sick or something?" I asked, worried.

"Oh," she laughed, "Me? No way, Serena. Got to keep in good health to be Sailor Jupiter."

"You are well, Lita," I replied, "I can tell.

"Serena, drop it," she snapped back, "I'm perfectly fine. Exams are just stressing me out. What have I to be sick for? I don't have any symptoms or anything like that. I fine, okay? Just forget it, okay?" A little hurt, I got enough courage to reply.

"I think I should go study elsewhere," I managed to get out; I was a little afraid she would snap at me again.

"Serena," she laughed, suddenly, "you won't study on your own. I know that for sure!" I felt rudely insulted and did not feel like being within her presence any longer. I rose to my feet, picked up my backpack, and walked to the door. I turned around to face Lita, who was staring at me confused. "Are you really leaving?"

"I think I should," I said, still insulted. "I feel as though I've been a bother to you in the short time I've been here. I'll go over to Amy's and ask for her help on this Math Exam. You know me I could never study alone without distractions. What an airhead I am! Well, anyway, thanks, Lita. Bye." She got her feet and swooped to my side, as I turned the handle.

"Oh," she said, "I'm sorry, Serena, I've had a bad day. Maybe you should go. Sorry!" I put my hand on her should and laughed,

"It's okay, Lita," I replied, "We have our days, and this is yours. See you tomorrow?"

"Yeah," she answered, "Serena I... really wish... I could've..." she looked to the side nervously, "I wish I could have helped you." She made sure to emphasize the word help. "I really want to help you, but I..." She stopped turning very pale. She turned to the side, and suddenly her pupils became small. "Go, Serena."

"Goodbye," I said. I turned the knob and disappeared into the park near there. I walked down the long pathway, and suddenly my ears heard a low rumbling noise. It was a motorbike. I quickly turned my head, and suddenly melted all over. It was Darien. I stared at him with a sparkling eye. My mind put him into slow motion, playing his each move, scrutinizing each detail, and making him more attractive then ever. He was so handsome, all prettied up in his new outfit. What was he doing wearing something so fresh and new? I did not know, but I was going to. I flashed to his side, and batted my eyes at his face. He caught sight of me and gasped.

"Serena," he laughed, "My god, you crept up on me! Quit doing that." He put his helmet on the motorbike's bars, and then leaned on them. "So what's going on? I thought you were meeting Lita to study.

"Well," I replied, trying to organize each word perfectly so that I could sound extra mature for him, "dear Lita was ill. I hadn't the slightest clue of her illness until this good afternoon. I did visit her, but she asked me to take my leave. So I brought myself here, on the way to dear Amy's, hoping, wishing, and praying that one may help me succeed in mathematics." He looked at me as if I were dumb, and then turned to normal.

"Well," he replied, "you must be doing wonderfully in vocabulary. By the way, you can say Math. It says breath." I sighed.

"Anyway," I said, forgetting the whole approach to sound mature, "I noticed you bought a new outfit you look good. Was today a special day?" He blushed, as he fingered at his white jacket.

"Thank you," he said, "I just needed some new clothes."

"Oh," I answered, "Well, you certainly look great. Uh…"

"Serena," he suddenly said, "I need to get something upstairs, and then I'm off to work. Sorry, but I don't have much time. I need to go."

"Then go," I waved, saddened by this "Bye." I watched him opened the apartment building's doors, wave to me, and then disappear inside. I kept staring at the flapping glass door. A rose fell to the ground suddenly near the flapping, glass door. I went over and took it, and then I looked up. I saw Darien. He smiled at me and waved. I hugged smiled widely, waved back, and hugged the rose close to my heart. How sweet Darien could be sometimes. It was funny how I always had these expectations, yet he lived past them. His hair blew in the wind, softly adding a romantic sense to the mode. He blew kisses towards me and then had to go back inside. I looked back down, smelled the rose, put it in my hair, and then started towards Amy's house. Darien had made my day better, just by dropping that sweet rose, and I smiled as I walked thinking about it. I turned the corner, and suddenly realized something. I didn't normally care, but I began to worry that my barging in on Amy would be wrong. I found a pay phone, stack in some coins, and let it ring for a while.

"Hello?" Amy said, answering the rings.

"Hey, Amy!" I said, excitedly. I wanted to sound off a good mood to her.

"Hello, Serena," she replied, dryly, "How are you this afternoon? Weren't you going to meet Lita to study?"

"Oh," I stated, "Yes. Yes, I was, but Lita wasn't in the best of moods. I decided to leave, and now I'm rather left in the dirt. I need to study for the Math Examination. I was on my way to you to just barge in and ask for your help, but I actually questioned whether I should. For some reason, I felt that I should call. Anyway, would it be all right if I came over? I really need help."

"Normally, I would say it was fine," she said, "but I am not too well this afternoon. My mother is away at the hospital and I really don't have time to study myself, trying to take care of the house. My mother is really stressed out, and I wanted to surprise her with a clean house and dinner." That was Amy for you, she was always trying to make everyone satisfied.

"Don't worry about it, Amy," I laugh it off, "I can perhaps call Raye, or something. I don't know, but I will figure something out. Tell your mother I said hi and to get some sleep. Anyway, Amy, good luck. Goodbye."

"Serena," she began, "I am truly sorry. Math is my best subject and I really would like to help you. I can help you tomorrow, if you would like."

"Yes," I agreed, "I have to go before my time runs up on this pay phone. Don't think anymore of it. You were obligated to helping me. Goodbye."

"Goodbye, Serena," Amy repeated, "I really wish I had time to help you, because helping people is always something I looked forward to." I hung up. For a moment, I actually considered calling Raye, but we were always fighting. She would be more of a distraction mixed with a lecture, rather then a study group. She always criticized me, and I detested that fact. However, behind all that bickering and scramble to be better then each other, I knew she was a good friend. I hoped she knew I meant to be a friend to her. I walked down the long pathway, towards home. I past the arcade, and took a glance of Hakura playing a motorcycle game. She was so good at that sort of stuff. I pressed my face against the glass windows, in attempt to join her. I had to go home, I cannot play games, and I had to concentrate on passing the year. Haruka suddenly caught site of my window pressed face, and waved. She came to the glass door and swung it open. I moved to the side. She smiled and I smiled back.

"Where's Michiru?" I asked, "Normally, you two are connected at the hip." I laughed. Haruka suddenly frowned.

"Oh, she's fine," she said nervously, "She got a little sick and she hasn't been able to join me around at school or anywhere." Surprised, I hesitated to react.

"Sorry," I reacted, putting my hand on her shoulder, "I didn't know. I'm sure she'll be well soon. Anyway, I have to return home to feed Luna, my cat." As I was leaving, Haruka grabbed my arm.

"You look awfully pale, Serena," she said, "You seem as though if I were to keep you any longer, you might start balling." I did feel as if I was going to cry. That day was just such an average day though, I tried to change it and aside from Darien's sweet rose surprise. I smiled, although it was hard to smile.

"Haruka," I smiled, addressing her, "I am perfectly fine. You don't need to worry about me. Just see to it that Michiru gets well fast. Okay? I have to go, as I said before, to take care of Luna."

Haruka nodded, excepting that answer; though, I knew she felt something was wrong with me. "Serena, I really wish I could help you if you would just tell me what's wrong. Helping each other is essential is the lives we live today." She always had that special way being able to feel when something is wrong within her bones, mind, etc. Whether something if right or wrong. I wish I had that instinct, but I didn't. I mostly relied on what had happened so far. I waved goodbye to Haruka, and began walking down the pathway towards home. I reached the front door, and rest my hand on the cold doorknob. I put my forehead to the door suddenly exhausted. Nothing had happened that day, and I was forced to realize how boring my life was. I woke up, went to school, and...

Wait my life was not boring! I was Sailor Moon! I fought those who threatened the need for love and justice in the world. I fought those who desired power for themselves. I did not lead a boring life at all! That day just seemed to ordinary for once, and I had forgotten what it was like to be normal for so long. I had wanted it for so long I had wished to be normal too often, that it finally happened. I realized how funny it was to be normal for one day, following a day where I was transformed into Sailor Moon. I was the Princess Serenity. I was exposed to an odd life. I was a normal student (well, not normal, more below average). I set my alarm; I woke up, went to school, went to the arcade, and then attempted to study. I had to mention 'attempt' because it was so hard for me to even concentrate on studying or the need to study. I had a boyfriend, Darien, who is also Prince Darien and Tuxedo Mask. I have friends: Lita, who is sailor Jupiter Amy, who is Sailor Mercury Raye, who is Sailor Mars and then there was Mina, Sailor Venus. It was a crazy life, and suddenly I get one peaceful day. There was something wrong about having a fightless day. I hated fighting altogether, but there hasn't been a day where evil hasn't bothered Earth or threatened the future existence of the Moon. What was I thinking? For once, I was having that instinct like Haruka. I had a feeling something was going to happen, something bad. Let me review today's events...

Ding! Ding! Ding! I slid to the side and peered at the time. Ding! Ding! Ding! I slammed my fist on the alarm clock. "Ah," I sighed, falling back into bed, "Please, a little longer! Need... rest!" Ding! Ding! Ding! I flopped onto the ground. I peered up at my night table and then back at the alarm, I unplugged it. "I turned you off!" I got up and looked into the mirror. "Crack," I whispered, referring to what the mirror should be doing receiving such an awful reflection. "Sorry!" I said, apologizing to the mirror, "You're going to have to see this awful reflection, until I fix this meatballs on my head, as everyone refers to them as." I did that, and then slipped into my sailor uniform for school. I ran downstairs, and peeked in the kitchen. No one was there. That was odd. I went to the refrigerator to find.... NOTHING! "No!" I shouted. I needed fuel, which was food. I needed those sweet nutrients, vitamins, and tastiness! I peered up, weakly, at the clock on the wall. I shoved my books in my bag, and ran out the door. I couldn't believe I was leaving without breakfast. Where was everybody? Nobody was home.

I flung myself out on the sidewalk and began walking. I was half-awake. A sudden roar of the motorbike engine filled my ears, and I knew instantly who it could be. It was either Darien or Haruka. I turned around. Darien! Yes, oh my Sweet Darien! "Good morning, Serena," he said greeting me, handing me a helmet, "I'll give you a ride if you would like?" I gladly took him up on that offer, and sat on the motorbike. I took the helmet, strapped it on my head, and hugged Darien's waist. Zoom! We went flying across the streets, passing avenues, ripping past trees and the park, places that would take me forever to pass up. I hugged his waist tighter, for he kept going faster. "You're out early!" Darien shouted, above the engine's loud roar.

"Yeah!" I hollered back, "I didn't have the most important meal of the day!" Suddenly the wheels skid across the street pavement, and the motorbike came to a short halt. I was terrified, thinking we were falling. Darien laughed. My eyes were shouted out of my head, still shuddering at the thought that I could've die. He was just laughing? Laughing! "Darien!" I shouted, "What are you laughing at?"

"You didn't have breakfast!" he roared in laughter. I was surprised. I got off the motorbike.

"We stopped for this," I said, taking off the helmet, "We stopped so you could make me feel like an airhead pig? Darien, I can walk the rest of the way. School is just around the corner anyway. Thank you for driving me most of the way." I waved and began running towards school.

"Serena!" I could hear Darien shouting behind me, "I was just joking! I'm sorry! Really, I am! Serena!" I ignored him for the rest of the walk, but he had followed me on the rest of the way. "Come on, Serena, just say you forgive me and I'm out of your face."

"Okay, fine," I said, opening the school building door, "I forgive you." He smiled, but I ignored it. I quickly walked in, towards my locker. I stuffed my bag full of more books to break my back with, and started for my homeroom. I knew nobody was really going to be there for another twenty minutes, except for Amy. Amy always was the first to be at school and the last to get out. She seemed to get there early to do some extra studying and then stay after school to ask for more homework. I didn't understand her. She wasn't a normal teenager, and she didn't eat as much either. Wait! I was just comparing her to me, and I was breakfastless Darien had laughed about that. Was I that big of a pig. Amy looked up at me, and almost fell out of her skin.

"Serena!" she screamed, catching herself, "What are you doing here?" I sat next to her, putting my books down.

"I receive an education here, Amy," I replied, sarcastically.

"Yeah, but..." she replied, "you're here so early!" I looked at her once again I was insulted at the beginning of the day. Mina suddenly came in, peeked at me, and rubbed her eyes repeatedly.

"Am I seeing a ghost with a set of meatballs on its head?" Mina asked Amy.

"No, Mina, it's Serena," Amy replied, hesitantly, "though I still question whether it's a ghost too." I rolled my eyes, and put my head down. Grrr! Why was everyone so mean? I suddenly remembered tomorrow was the Math exam, and I had to pass it in order to pass school. I popped my head up.

"Mina, do you think I could come over today?" I asked, "I mean to study Math?"

"Serena, I'd ask Amy or something," she replied, "Math is my weakest subject. You know that."

"Oh, yeah," I remembered. I turned towards Amy, but she suddenly disappeared into nothingness. "Where's Amy?"

"You didn't see her leave to go see the principal?" Mina asked, "Serena, no wonder why, you look exhausted."

"Yeah, I had to pass up breakfast," I replied. Mine grabbed her stomach and began laughing loudly. Molly and Melvin suddenly entered.

"What's so funny, Mina?" Molly asked.

Through tears of over laughter, Mina said, "Serena missed breakfast." The whole room became a place of laughter. I was totally embarrassed and insulted. I felt a strike of maturity come over me. I had to change! I could no longer be the failing pig everyone saw me as! I had to change! I slammed my books on the desk, shutting them up, and then lied my head down. Mina leaned over and said, "Go over to Lita's, she'll help you. We can call her at lunch break. I wish I could help you, but my math department is weak. I know helping each other is always important, but I really can't help you with math." I agreed to this, forgiving Mina for laughing at me. School began, and ran through as it normally did. I called Lita at lunch, and she was all for helping me study.

There was nothing odd in that. I never did see Amy all that day. I didn't talk to her either, until this afternoon. My parents and brother still aren't home. Lita isn't doing well. Michiru is suddenly ill. Suddenly, I knew what I had to do. I had to call Raye. I hated the thought of having to call Raye, and get some insult within one ring, but I hadn't seen her at all. I walked to the telephone, picked up the received, and began dialing. Beep! Bleep! Bleep! Beep! Bleep! There were three rings, until she picked up.

"Hello?" Raye said.

"Hey, Raye!" I said, "Um, how are things?"

"Serena?" she asked, "Oh, things are... well, I guess."

"Does this day seem funny to you?" I asked.

"A little..." Raye, said, hesitantly.

"Seems like we've been given a break?" I asked.

"Serena did you call me just to ask me this?" she asked.

"No..." I said, hesitantly.

"I don't have time for an early April Fools," she complained, "What is it that you need?"

"Look, Raye," I announced, "this day is giving off really bad vibes..."

"Why?" she asked, "Because it's a day off from being sailor scouts?"

"Well," I began, "I guess so. We've gone through days like this, but still there is a feeling of something in the air. I feel as though something happened, and I missed it. Like, our enemies have somehow gotten ahead of us, and we didn't even notice!" There was a pause and then Raye sighed.

"You're correct," she suddenly explained, "I am feeling some sort of disturbance here. It's strong too. It sure seems like everyone is emphasizing 'help'! It's like their trying to cry for help and yet there's someone near them making them paranoid or deathly nervous!"

"Yeah, and..." I began, but suddenly there was a different voice.

"You shouldn't speak so freely," a deep, malevolent voice spoke. Suddenly Raye exploded with cries for help.

"Serena!" she cried, "Help me! Help us! Serena! Get out of the way! Ser..." Suddenly there was nothingness, except for the telephone dial. I dropped the telephone to the ground just when Luna decided to join me. She looked at the telephone falling to the ground, hitting the ground, and then at me.

"Serena?" Luna directed. I put my hand to my mouth.

"Luna," I whispered as if a ghostly pain swept over me, "R-Raye... I-I-I... Luna!"

"Serena!" she spewed, "Why you look as though you've seen a ghost?"

"Luna!" I yelped, "He's here..." I heard a door slam downstairs, but I didn't think twice about it.

"Who?" Luna questioned. Luna picked up the telephone and handed it to me to the place on the receiver. Suddenly the telephone rang loudly. I grabbed it. An eerie voice spoke on the other line. It was Darien. He sounded frightened to death!

"Serena," he warned, "Get out of the way! He's near! He's in there. Get out... now!" I dropped the telephone and ran down the stairs. There was a dark shadow tearing the kitchen apart. I silently slipped out the front door and ran for my life.

"Oh," I wept. Luna followed me, puzzled by what was going on.

"Serena!" she wailed, "Who was that? Is it your enemy?"

"Worse, Luna," I cried back, "It's him. Don't you remember? Eclipse! Does that ring a bell?"

"Ring, ring!" Luna shouted, "The bell does ring. I thought he was dead. Well, he isn't!"

"I will silence you!" he cried, dying.

"Oh," I had been weeping, "Why did you have turn traitor?"

"Because..." he snapped, pulling himself up, "I had to... for Father!" He then fell to the ground, blood staining my hands. Blood staining my hands forever! He lay lifeless in my arms. I wept on his body, feeling his cold hand.

"B-b-but," I cried. Then I wiped the blood from my hands and on to his shirt on his shirt, "You didn't have to choose Father. You could have lived. You could have lived, Eclipse! You could have lived." A hand touched my shoulder. I didn't bother to notice. I wept on my brother's chest, wet with blood."

"Princess," a voice from behind soothed, "Do not cry..."

Those soothing words echoed into the future, but I still cried. "I saw him die, Serena," Luna sputtered, "I watched the burial. He was gone, Serena!"

"Well, Luna," I reminded, still running, "That isn't what happened then. Something had to have gone wrong, and he's back. He's back to silence the moon. Everyone knew, but he was able to make them..." We stopped suddenly.

Luna finished my sentenced, "...silenced!"

"Oh, god!" I wept. Suddenly a hand hit my shoulder, but I ignored it.

"Princess, "that same voice soothed, "Do not cry." I turned around and hugged him tightly.

"Oh, Darien," I cried on his chest, "His death marked our meeting for the first time on the moon."

"What are we going to do?" he asked. I buried my face in his chest.

"I haven't the slightest," I said, "he's so much more powerful then me. The outer senshi would be the only ones who could help us, but they vowed never to transform again. Hotaru would have to be the only one powerful enough to destroy him permanently, but she is so weak. Her power is never definite! How can we deal with? We are truly destroyed before death, Darien."

"No, Serena," Darien argued, "We're alive right now, and we are not powerless to him. He can be destroyed."

"I didn't do it the first time!" I cried, "Oh, Darien..." Luna suddenly walked up.

"I can try to contact the outer senshi," Luna offered, "or else we must find a rarity." I pulled away from Darien.

"A rarity, Luna?" I asked.

"It's a power crystal, called the Forgotten Force," Luna began, "belonging to your Father, King Solar-- whom died without it. It possesses both good an evil, and it is what Eclipse wanted most. Its last presence was upon the Earth's surface, but we are certain it is beyond the Earth's surface now. They say it has designated into a million crystal diamonds, and then it has been heard that it can be found amongst a great Arab thief. If we were to find such a crystal, Serena, there is a good chance the one who uses its power to become the purest of evil or the purest of good. It's uncertain, but the one who finds it has to tame the opposite of its power. For example, we would like to use it for the good and future of the moon and universe, but we must be able to tame what can destroy life as we know it."

"Is it possible to tame the evil of it?" I asked.

"Yes, but it has yet to be done," Luna said, "King Solar intended for it to be used to destroy all existence of evil, but instead he became apart of that existence. He died because of that new life he took."

"I had forgotten my brother and father," I stated, "but Eclipse's presence has brought about new memories. How it was before father chose to have the power crystal. There was almost true peace, but there wasn't. A legend of this crystal that was able to bring about true peace sent Father packing. He returned with such intense look for bloodshed and power. Queen Serenity, Mother, became distressed and was forced to condemn him to death. She had to do the job herself. She loved him."

"Yes," Luna agreed, "I shall try to contact the senshi."

"Where have the other scouts disappeared to?" I asked.

"Perhaps oblivion or else harsh imprisonment," Darien suddenly replied.

"Luna, there is a chance we won't be able to get the senshi," I bravely explained, "Darien and I should search for the power crystal. We must try, Luna." Luna agreed.

"Then I think it best to give you the Transporter Prism," Luna suddenly replied, revealing a silver crystal before our eyes. "Its power is limited and that is the reason why I have never spoken of it. This prism will send you anywhere across the universe and through time, but as I said, its powers are limited. The silver glitter of it begins to dull as its power weakens, until it is useless. Use it's powers wisely, or else you may not be able to return home. In order to witness or use it's power you must shout, 'Silver Prism Transporter!'" Luna disappeared into the city mist, leaving Darien and I desperately in search for a forgotten crystal that may not even exist.

"Please, Mother, be with me," I thought. Darien cupped my chin, and looked into my eyes.

"Where do we start, Serena?" he asked, "The world is a big place."

"Darien, I haven't the slightest clue of what there is to be done," I reminded, "Don't ask me questions. We work together as one mind. Okay?"

"Got that," he agreed, taking his hand away. I held the prism close to my heart and began wondering a place to begin. "We should begin in the most isolated areas of Earth." I agreed.

I took hold of the silver crystal and blasted, "Silver Prism Transporter!" Suddenly the ground beneath us disappeared along with the scenery I knew best. A cold, windless land lay before us. We stepped onto the land and met its fresh feel. We tasted the bitter icy air on our tongues, and felt the flames within our souls freeze. This place seemed so evil to us. I wrapped the silver prism in my pouch and place it in my pocket carefully. "I do not know how to search this place..."

A voice risked amongst my thoughts, "I do, " it answered. A familiar friend lay before me it was Amy. She didn't seem real to me. She was very pale and dead appearing. "I have calculated a way of conversing with you. We are trapped. Mina, Lita, Raye, and I are okay, but our life span has been shortened. Soon, we will meet The Silencer again. I will contact very little, but I contacted Luna and heard of your journey. Instantly I knew the Sailor Mercury powers would be somewhat useful for you. The power of quick calculation and information is what I think will come in handy." She threw out her calculation lenses, and I caught them. "We will all be watching you as well as we can. Please, Serena, Darien, do not fail us." The visual appearance of Amy vanished and I held the lenses with my hands. I tossed them to Darien.

"I'm the one who needed tutoring in math," I reminded, "I think the Sailor Mercury powers best fit you then I." He nodded and put them over his eyes. He looked to each side. He scrutinized the land to his left, but ended up shaking his head.

"I'm entering a possible Forgotten Force crystal into the lenses," he said, "but there is no possible force here. Wait, I am receiving some data. Give me the silver prism." I handed it him. "The Yukon. Silver Prism Transporter!" The ground beneath our feet again vanished, and we found ourselves in place Darien called the Yukon. It appeared to be a vast snowy wasteland. Darien peered to the right and pointed his hand out handing me the silver prism. I took it. "Say it."

"Where are we going, Darien?" I asked.

"To the Forgotten Force," he said, "I am sure that there to the far right, the Yukon, is the power crystal called the Forgotten Force."

"The prism's powers are limited," I said, "We have traveled a large distance and the prism is beginning to dull."

"Say it, Serena," he demanded.

I held out the prism, "Silver Prism Transporter!" The same ground vanishing effect began and the Transportation Prism sent us the place Darien knew as the Yukon. It was a cold, bitter area where there was very little inhabitance. We found an odd black spot amongst the snow and bitter freeze.

"Here, Serena," Darien suddenly said, "I can feel some strong force beneath this black spot, but it's frozen solid. How can we…"

"Say no more, Darien," a familiar voice interrupted. It came from behind us, and we twirled around. Raye! "Amy has been led out of here…"

"Where?" I asked.

"I've been silenced from saying so," Raye explained, "Amy demanded that all of us who are trapped with The Silencer's captivation to know the way of conversation to you. I've watched you travel here, and noticed how very cold it is. The Sailor Mar's FirePower can definitely melt that frozen fortress below. Yes, Serena there is a great fortress below the Yukon frozen valley. Within that fortress there lies a force forgotten, because of the evil it possesses. Yet, there is good too, and that is why we must try to use this great forgotten force." She threw her wand into my hands. "Serena, Amy worked hard to secure our powers to transform, yet my power to heat up is what she decided not to secure so tightly. Aim it towards the black spot, and my wand should do the rest."

"Any word from Luna, Raye?" I asked.

"Yes, there is possible connection with Setsuna" Raye proclaimed, "Haruka is missing. The Silencer has not been able to keep a tight grip on her. She knows the whereabouts of Setsuna. I don't know what this means, but it's something." She suddenly gasped, "Serena, hurry!" She then vanished. A tear slid down my cheek, as I thought of how much I missed my friends already. I held the wand within my hands and pointed the wand to the black spot. There was an abrupt ray of firelight glittering from the wand. The black spot began to sizzle into a small wooden door. The wand then designated in my hands, burning me slightly. I took the silver prism up, and noticed the terrible dullness it bared.

"Darien, the Transporter Prism is really dulling fast," I said, "the last of it's power must be used to return home whether we find the Forgotten Force or not."

"Yes, of course," he said, then taking me by the waist said, "Shall we go?"

"Yes," I whispered. He opened the wooden door, kissed my forehead and led me inside the fortress. It was surprisingly lit up. I took his hand. "Are you okay?"

"Darien, it's in here," I suddenly mentioned, "I can feel it. I remember it. It had this way of making you feel lost and then found at the same time. A cross between good and the purest of evil, that's how I felt everytime Father walked near. He wore it around his neck on a golden chain as thick as hotdogs." I suddenly craved hotdogs. I then caught myself. "It's here, Darien, it's really here." He nodded. We walked through the long hallway, until there was a large room. There was a large table stand in the middle, with a golden box on top. I ran to it and opened it. The crystal blinded me and I fell back. "Close the box, Darien!" I gasped. He quickly ran to it, shielding his eyes, and shut it closed.

"Was that…" he began.

"It was Father's chain with…" I replied, "…the Force…" Darien's eyes grew wide, and then walked over to the golden box. He grabbed it.

"Transport us home," he demanded. I quickly grabbed the prism and quickly got us home. We returned to the windless streets of what we knew best. An image suddenly began to appear before our eyes. It was a dark image, a familiar image, it was… it was…

"Give me what is rightfully my inheritance of our lost Father!" the familiar image demanded.

"Eclipse…" I gasped.

"I don't go by such an inferior identity anymore," he growled, "I am now called The Silencer. It was my last promise to you. I will silence!" The tears began to come down my cheeks, frozen from the Yukon. I was shocked with the knowledge that I would have to kill him again.

"D-did you k-k-kill…" I stuttered.

"That Mercury Sailor?" he finished.

"Y-y-yes," I specified.

"No," he replied, "Her wisdom is of some use to me. Unfortunately, she has secured herself and the others from being sailor scouts; I need them as sailor scouts. She has silenced herself as well as the others."

"You've lost Haruka," Darien reminded.

"That tomboy is fast," The Silencer protested, "Her friend, Michiru, is alive and perfectly well; though, I keep her somewhere else. I have a special interest in her. She is very striking. The others you call senshi is of no use to me."

"What about Hotaru?" I asked. Darien disappeared.

"She's more then one person," he commented, "She may not be the good little sailor that you want her to be." Moreover, she's so weak too, I remember.

"Yes, Brother," I agreed and then mentioned, "but she can also destroy you permanently. She can silence with one hushing."

"I am not concerned," he replied, "I am not your brother. I have disowned you and Queen Serenity of the past. I have come to claim Father's greatest possession. Hand it over. A rose suddenly hit the ground. I turned around.

"Tuxedo Mask!" I gasped, as I did everytime I saw him. He had the Forgotten Force power crystal around his neck. I was worried. Was he able to tame the evil?

"No one appreciates family problems," Tuxedo Mask mentioned, "You were obviously the bad see as they call it. You are not… Aw... Aw…" he suddenly fell to his knees.

"Tuxedo Mask!" I cried. I ran to his side. He was grabbed the chain on his neck fiercely. The Silencer began laughing.

"Can't you see?" he laughed, "He cannot tame the purest of evil. He cannot use the good of that power crystal and fight off the evil!"

I grabbed his hand. "Hold on to what’s right, Tuxedo Mask!" I cried. He took a rose out of his chest pocket.

"Run, Ser..en..a!" he said. The hand possessing the rose began to come to my face. He pressed the rose on my face. The thorns slashed at my cheek, and I quickly got to my feet. "Serena, I cannot control… I am almost e-vil. R-run!" He got up. I began to run. Suddenly a flood of rose began to follow me, thrashing at my arms and legs…

The snow stopped falling and returned to the present moment. The light was still shining, until an image suddenly came into shape. It was Haruka with a flashlight. She found me. She knelt to me side. "Serena?" she said. I wept from the aching of my face, limbs, and reality that I was facing.

"Luna was finally able to get someone," I replied, "Will you ever fight again?"

"I vowed," she reminded me, "but the existence of all life relies on the return of our transformation." A beautiful tall figure appeared with dark green, long hair. She knelt at my side.

"I cannot live up to this vow any longer," she softly replied.

"Setsuna!" I cried, hugging her. "Hotaru is not within contact?" I let go.

"I cannot find her," Setsuna mentioned.

"Certainly, we can succeed together," I said.

"Serena, do you remember the power of that crystal force?" Haruka asked.

"Yes," I whispered, "But must we loose total hope!"

"Darien…" Setsuna began.

"I know," I replied, "He put the chain on. He couldn't fight it."

"I think we should transform," Haruka suggested. We all pulled out our power crystals and transformed quickly. My wounds seemed to heal up faster from the transformation; though, they remained painfully there. I pulled out the silver prism, and watch it designate into my sailor broach. There was very little power left, but surely, it would help. We quickly ran back to where I had last seen The Silencer and Tuxedo Mask. To our predictions, they hadn't moved very far.

"Oh, look" The Silencer sarcastically laughed, "it's a couple of pitiful Sailor Scouts!" I felt weak suddenly. He was hurting me so much. Why did he have to survive? Why must I destroy my own brother twice?

"I shall not call you by the identity you have taken up," I warned, "You're my brother, Lunar Eclipse, and you shall answer to what I call you."

"Eclipse!" he shouted, "I am no longer the weak shadow of Earth, Sailor Moon."

"No, but you are my brother," I repeated.

"I disowned you!" he reminded, "Father and I chose this path of destruction to succeed in our Solar Kingdom."

"You were going to inherit Father's Solar Kingdom," I said.

"Wait!" he cried, "I was not done. At first we wanted a great Solar Kingdom, but then we decided upon the universe!"

"T-the entire universe?" I asked, in disbelief.

"The universe that extended to our knowledge," The Silencer replied, "The only other real strength that would be an obstacle be that of the Moon Kingdom."

"Father died trying to destroy what he loved once," I snapped, "and so shall you again!" Setsuna and Haruka stood behind me.

"We fight for love, we fight for justice…" we all said in unison.

"And we shall punish you!" I finished.

"I don't go for that opening line," he said, "I skip straight to the silencing, or punishment you call it. Tuxedo Mask silence them!" Suddenly, the one I loved dearly jumped out and began attack. I couldn't fight him. It was so hard. Haruka came forward and fought him. Instantly, she was on the floor. Setsuna demanded that I fight. I fought him, but I was so weak to him. Something weakened me. It was the Forgotten Force. It was weakening me. I lay on the ground defeated. Setsuna stepped forward and slashed Tuxedo Mask easily. He lay on the ground near me defeated, dying, and heavily breathing. I dragged my body to him, and took the chain of the Forgotten Force off him. I kissed his forehead. I cuddled him in my arms, crying. I was not mad at Setsuna for defeating so harshly, because he was uncontrollably evil. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, Serena, it hurts," he said, breathless.

"I am so sorry, Darien," I apologized, "Setsuna had to. I-I-I w-will t-tr-try to save you. Setsuna heal him as well as you can. I will battle." I put the Forgotten Force around my neck.

"No, Serena," Darien said, reaching out for me, "not the wound; the Forgotten Force hurts so…" I shook my head, beginning to feel the effects of the power crystal around my neck. I fell to my knees.

"Ah!" I shrieked, "I will not let it take over!" The Silencer laughed evilly.

"You see!" he shouted, growing powerful, "You cannot control it either! That crystal was meant to destroy not to harmonize and make good!" A dark cloud encircled him, making the entire the settings dark and frightening.

"Haruka!" I cried, "Wake from your defeat! I need your help!"

"We can help you!" a sudden rush of familiar voices proclaimed. I looked up through the pain of my battle with the Forgotten Force to see my Sailor Scouts.

"Oh!" I cried, painfully, "Sailors Venus, Mars, Mercury, and Jupiter!" The Silencer turned around, and had a look of surprise written across his mouth.

"How…" he began.

"My calculation and knowledge of strategy has freed us!" Sailor Mercury cried, "How I freed the sailor scouts I none of your business. We…"

"…Will silence you!" they said in unison. Haruka somehow dragged herself to my side and touched my shoulder.

"Hold on to the truth, Sailor Moon," she soothed, "We must fight and win for the good." The four sailor scouts began battled with The Silencer, Lunar Eclipse, or my brother. His red hair flung in the air as he defeated them easily one by one. "I must fight him, Sailor Moon. Conquer the evil, and fight with the good!" Haruka jumped out and thrashed my poor brother to pieces, but he became stronger with each raid she made; though, the battle was longer he still defeated her. I rose to my feet slowly, falling slightly with each step I made. I grabbed my tiara, and swung it at him.

"Make me strong, pure good of the Forgotten Force," I begged. My tiara quickly swung back at me with one swipe of the arm. There was a sudden strong presence among us.

"I will defeat him, Sailor Moon!" a voice I had before replied. I turned to the side to see before me Hotaru. Luna jumped out from behind her.

"I too will battle this bad family seed!" Michiru said, leaping out from behind Hotaru. She suddenly caught sight of Hakura. "Sailor Uranus!" She quickly ran over to Sailor Uranus and soothed her wounds. I smiled at Hotaru.

"Sailor Moon, move to the side!" Hotaru demanded, "I will wipe out the new filth we see before us." She attacked him. He cried out, red hair flying behind him, and face crying for help. He began to weaken and the dark clouds stop encircling him. "Oh, yawn," Hotaru replied. I began to whelm up with tears as I watched my brother be defeated again. The Silencer waved his arms about. He put his finger to his lips.

"Hush," he replied, and suddenly knocked Hotaru to the building on the other side of us. I looked at her hopelessly. The Silencer then looked at me. He was weakened and I knew I could finally defeat him. I didn't want to, but when I looked around me, I began wondering. I looked at Mina, and remember her longing for the perfect person to love. I peered up at Raye; Dear Raye always criticizing me, but she took notice in me when she knew something was wrong. I swooped around the look at Michiru and Haruka, and noticed how close they always were. I looked at Amy and had a deep appreciation for her wisdom and devotion to protecting the Moon and world. Then there was Lita, all sprawled out on the cement, I remembered her tough exterior, yet she had that soft interior longing to be noticed. I peered over at Setsuna trying to keep Darien alive. She was so beautiful and I almost regretted having her take care of Darien. Darien was so beautiful and knightly in his Tuxedo Mask identity, but he was even more charming as Prince Darien, husband to be. Hotaru lay trashed against the wall, dying, because she was powerful yet the weakest. I then peered at my brother. I had conquered it. I have the purest good in the entire universe around my neck. I watched my brother in slow motion put to fingers to his neck. I went for the Forgotten Force. "Hush," he whispered as I raised the power crystal. I smiled and shook my head.

"No," I whispered back, "Go to sleep, Eclipse, Little Brother." All sound exited my ears, and all I had was sight. I smiled a sweet smiled. I remember our childhood suddenly. I remember how I used to tuck him away at night, and kiss his forehead. I watched our entire childhood fade into this one battle. I watched the purest of all good defeat him. The power crystal threw him against the wall opposite of the building Hotaru lay on. A song played in my head. The song of my mother's jewelry box. I didn't know why that song entered my min, but it did. I let go the Forgotten Force, realizing what I had done. I ran to him. "Eclipse," I whispered, taking him in my arms. I saw Luna run to Hotaru for a quick moment. He opened his eyes widely.

"I'm sorry," he whispered.

"It's alright," I soothed, "Go to sleep, Eclipse, Little Brother." I then kissed him on the forehead, and he was dead. His eyes lay opened, and so I closed them. The darkness disappeared from him, and I knew he was well now. The little red headed boy that once danced in my head no longer existed as The Silencer. Unfortunately, in the mist of defeating The Silencer I killed Lunar Eclipse, Solar Son, and my little brother. The sailor scouts, outer senshi, and Tuxedo Mask woke up well. I smiled at them, letting go of the dead boy in my arms. A tear slid down my cheek, as I helped everyone up. Tuxedo Mask walked over to me and wiped the tear away from my cheek.

"Princess," he replied, smiling, "Do not cry." Keep dancing little red headed boy.