"A Crystal Clear Destiny?" By Sailor ClearMoon PG Hey there everyone! I'm all ready to write a story from Darien's point of view, now the choice is: at what time? I want it to be from the shows that I have seen, so.... hmm. Lemme see, I'll write a story from around the time of "Sailor V Makes the Scene". Actually this will take place near the end of it. The dialogue might not be the same for I haven't seen that show lately... well not within the last few weeks. Uh, 'nother note. A whole lot of the beginning part of this is the same dialogue from "A Crystal Clear Destiny". (Is that what it's called?) Well anyhow, I wanted to see that episode from Darien's view, so that's what I did. Same 'ol same 'ol, Sailor Moon ain't mine. K? Later! :) ^_~ ************************** The Sailor Scouts stood there watching the new scout, Sailor Venus. It had been her, not me, who had saved the scouts. Not me- "Tuxedo Mask. Tuxedo Mask?" Sailor Moon called, she looked around, "I could've sworn he was here!" "Who cares? We didn't need his help anyway," that was Jupiter. And sorry, but that stung! "That's right, they don't need my help anymore," Slowly I turned away and walked through alleys. When I was a block away from my apartment, I transformed back into my non-"superhero" form. Darien. That is my name, Darien Chiba. Or, that is all of a name that I can remember. You see, when I was six years old I went on a car ride with my parents. There was an accident and I was the only one to survive. I lost all of my memories, and I still don't remember much. But there's something that I feel when I'm around Sailor Moon- and little miss meatball head. Yes, Serena even made me feel like I ought to know her. Hmm, that would take some time to figure out. I closed the door and leaned back. As I closed my eyes I hit the door, which sent pain up my hurt arm, "How could I have been so stupid? Falling for that fake Sailor Moon?!" I walked over to the couch and sat down, tired from the pain in my arm. All of the sudden the air buzzed and I looked up. There appeared to be a large screen in my main room now. On the screen appeared a fuzzy picture of Zoicite! "Nice place you got here, Darien!" I was stunned, did the Negaverse know? "How'd you find me?" "I told you, the Negaverse sees everything. Didn't think ya could hide forever, Tuxedo Mask!" My blood chilled as I realized that they knew my true identity. No, it couldn't be. Even though I was in shock, I managed to keep a calm face. "What do you want, Zoicite?" I asked angrily. "Oh I wanted to know if you were up to a little duel. Winner takes all the rainbow crystals." "Why should I trust you?" "Oh," She twirled a piece of hair in her hand, "are you afraid to fight without your sailor pals along? Is that it?" "I'm not afraid of you, or anyone from your world!" "Good, meet me at Starlight Tower at five o'clock, come alone and bring the rainbow crystals. Oh, and Darien, you might want to have a doctor look at that shoulder, you don't look so good." With that, her picture faded. I looked out to the tall tower and shuttered. Closer to five, I was walking down the street heading towards the tower. My right arm ached from where Zoicite had stabbed me with a type of crystal spear in the last battle. "There's a bee on your back!" I heard the familiar high-pitched voice as I felt a slap, right on my sore shoulder. "It's gone now!" I managed to keep the cry of pain down to an 'oomph' before muttering, "Thanks meatball head, I hate bees." I turned to look at her. She did one of her cute little scowls before saying, practically yelling, "My name is Serena, not meatball head! So quit calling me that!" I smiled, "Okay, I won't call you that anymore. I gotta go, see you around Serena!" I walked off, feeling her stare after me. I can imagine her astonishment, for once I was being nice to her! I didn't ever mean to be so cruel, but it was how I felt I had to act around her. "Serena; Sailor Moon; princess." Those were the three girls that I felt strongly about. Even though I hadn't met this "dream princess" I felt that I knew her. And even though Sailor Moon was a klutz and sometimes a wimp, she was great. Slowly I made my way down an alley. I stopped at the end and looked to Starlight Tower, I thought, All of the sudden I felt a hand on my shoulder. I whirled around, ready to fight, only to find Serena there, "Hey!" She exclaimed. "Why are you following me?" I asked, a little stunned to see the 14 year old here. "Cool your jets, would ya Darien? I was just worried- about you." "Huh?" I stared at her, "What for?" "'cause you're bleeding. And I don't think that it happened in Karate class, am I right?" "Why would you care anyway?" I started to turn. "Because," she stumbled, "because you're Raye's friend. "Well just leave me alone, it's not serious," With that, I walked off. I heard her yelling, "Not serious?! As if! Y'know I got a C+ in first aid, I should know!" I walked on. I was walking when a red light came around me, then I heard Serena, "Darien, what's going on?" "Get out of here, now!" I told her. "Wish I could," she whimpered. The red energy ball brought us into the Starlight Tower, or that's what I guessed. Serena lay on the floor unconscious. I glanced at her before turning to Zoicite. "No matter what, you let the girl go!" I shouted. "Don't worry, we have no interest in her. So are you ready? I have my rainbow crystals," She came up and placed them at the half-way point from the distance between us, "now you show me yours." I got up and placed my two crystals down, "All right then, let's get started. What are you waiting for?" I glared at her as she started to laugh, "What's so funny?" I was getting really angry. "You humans! Such innocents!" A man with silver-white hair materialized and flew the crystals to his hand. This was the man that had trapped the scouts in the energy dome. "Him! What's he doing here?" But I already knew the answer, "You Double-crossed me! so does this mean the duel's off?!" "Not a chance, I’ve been looking forward for this!" Zoicite stepped forward. "Remember our orders," The man called over his shoulder. "I will, Kunzite." "And what were those?!" I pulled a rose out of the air and aimed it at 'Kunzite', he disappeared and the red flower hit Zoicite instead. "My face!" She cried, while holding her cheek. "Where are those crystals?" I demanded. "You hurt my face and you're gonna pay!" She snarled, "If you're still interested in the rainbow crystals, meet me on the roof. If you're not there in five minutes, I'll assume you're no longer interested!" She disappeared in a whirlwind of flowers. Then her voice sounded, "Well Darien, I hope your little friend and you are good runners!" Serena was now standing and I turned to see the room change into what looked like a glossy, whitish cave. Long pointed tile formed on the ceiling and started falling. I pushed Serena out of the way and covered her, "Come on! We gotta get out of here!" I shouted. We ran as fast as we could, I had to hold my arm to try and stop the pain that sheared through me. out of the corner of my eye I noticed Serena looking at me, "Head for the elevator!" I shouted above the noise. "Aren't you supposed to take the stairs in an emergency?" She asked while frantically pushing the button. "what stairs?" I asked as we ran into the open doors. They closed and both of us sighed in relieve. "That was close!" "Not over yet," I announced. "Huh?" The elevator walls changed into green vine-like things. There was still the window that let you look out over the city though. I walked over and looked out. All was quiet until Serena stated, "This elevator ride is so long! it's like slow torture! Darien, why are you after the rainbow crystals?" She sounded hesitant, "Oh! Pretty nosy of me, huh?" I didn't look at her as I replied, "I want to find out who I am," she stared at me so I explained about the accident and my weird dreams about the princess, "Anyhow, thanks for listening meatball head." She turned away in a huff, "You said you weren't going to call me that! Remember?! Do you remember that?" I nodded and smiled, she turned back, "It must be hard not knowing who you are." My smile widened and I turned my head up a bit, "Oh, I get clues..." (Y'know, I was implying about being Tuxedo Mask. Hmm, bet she wouldn't get that, though. She probably never heard of me, uh, him.) We were silent as the elevator continued up. I remembered the last time that I had been trapped in an elevator. It had been with Sailor Moon, after we had tried to fight a lion created by Nephrite. All of the sudden I heard Serena's worried voice, "Darien, look! Fire!" "Huh?!" I turned my head up, she was right, there was fire heading straight for us. I thought, it had to be her. I couldn't decide what to do. I *could* transform into Tuxedo Mask, but then Serena would find out who I really was. Finally I decided to transform, I was about to pull out my rose when, "You're going down, Zoicite!" it was Serena! All I could think of was how in the world she knew Zoicite. "Huh?" I asked, watching Serena in amazement as she lifted her hand. She yelled, "Moon... Prism... Power!" My mouth dropped. I stared, Serena started to change. She was enveloped in pink light and ribbons wrapped around her. "It's her!?" It was more of a question than a statement, "Serena's Sailor Moon!" I couldn't believe it, Serena truly was Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon now stood before me and she grabbed my hand, "Come on Darien! We gotta get out of here before we're toast!" I gripped her hand and she did a high jump. I never knew that she could do that. "So whatcha think? Ever think that I was Sailor Moon?" I simply replied, "I should've seen it before..." I didn't look at her, though I felt her eyes rest on me. We landed at the top floor of the building from where the fire had come from. There was still smoke around and I could faintly see the outline of a person walking away. "...it was an accident, she won't mind with all seven crystals." It was Zoicite's voice! "Hold it right there!" Zoicite turned around to face us, "Who's there?" "It takes more than a measly fireball to get rid of Sailor Moon. You should know that by now, Zoicite!" The blonde-haired woman just laughed, "Funny, I'm not after you Sailor Moon, but your friend," my blood chilled as I realized what she'd say, "Tuxedo Mask." obviously Serena hadn't figured out that I was Tuxedo Mask because she said, "Tuxedo Mask? Give me a break, Zoicite, he's not even here!" I grinned slightly, "Oh yes he is!" Sailor Moon turned around, she looked stunned. "He is...?" Her voice sounded funny, not her usual happy voice. I nodded as my grin widened, "I am Tuxedo Mask!" And as if to prove it, I pulled out the rose and watched as Serena’s expression changed. Now it was her turn to gape and stare. I swear that if she were an anime character, she would've had a sweat drop on her head. I heard her whisper as I pulled out the rose, "he is Tuxedo mask, I don't believe it." Her voice was flat, almost comical. I finished transforming and walked up to her. "You better get out of here Sailor Moon. This fight doesn't concern you anymore." I didn't want her hurt! "Are you kidding? If we fight together, we can beat her!" I shook my head, "Sailor Moon, I have to earn those crystals by myself..." She sighed, "I know, I know. So you can find your princess..." she sounded hurt. "Yeah," I was a little sad by that hint of hurt in her voice. I *did* *like* her. A lot. But I had to get the crystals. Inside a voice told me that no matter what I did, I wouldn't get the crystals back from the Negaverse. "Are you ready?" Zoicite asked coolly. I stepped forward, "I'm ready when you are. But you have to promise me Sailor Moon's safety first." "Sure, sure. What is with you? First 'let the girl go' then 'Sailor Moon's safety'..." She paused and I saw something click in her head. I was really worried. Zoicite smiled sweetly, "Well get on with it then." She laughed. And I noticed that she held one of her hands just behind her leg. As I walked forward I sensed danger. I turned to see a crystal spear rise from the ground heading towards Sailor Moon, I pushed her away but I didn't duck in time. "Look out!" Sailor Moon screamed. But it was too late, "No!" I heard her yell. The spear hit me straight in the middle of my back. It hurt worse than anything I had ever felt. I fell to the ground and my hat and mask fell away. Serena knelt by me, "Tuxedo Mask! Don't go! Please!" I lifted my hand and spoke painfully, "I was always on your side, Sailor Moon, and always will be..." My hand fell and I closed my eyes. I don't know what happened, but all of the sudden I felt something wet hit my cheek. My eyes slowly opened and I remembered... everything. I looked up to see my princess. Princess Serenity, Serena, Sailor Moon. She held my hand, and I whispered, "I remember now. I remember everything. You are Princess Serenity, and I am Prince Endymion of earth." "Yes," Serena sounded different than she had, "Prince Endymion. I remember now, too. You were a prince from earth, I can recall the last time we were together. I gave you my star locket so you could remember me. An evil came and you were going to help fight for the moon, that was the last time I saw you." She paused and lifted her head, "You set me free, like in our dream. We are free!" She gasped and I fell back again. The princess figure changed back into Sailor Moon. She almost passed out over me, but she caught herself and sat up. I was still in pain but I left my eyes open a crack. The four other scouts ran over with two cats. Luna and a white cat that had been with Sailor Venus the night before. I felt someone shaking my hand, it was Sailor Mars, "Darien! It's me, Raye, wake up!" I forced myself to open my eyes. Sailor Mercury was holding Sailor Moon upright and she commented, "He needs to see a doctor! We had better get out of here!" A new female voice that I was not familiar with said, "At least they have their memories back. Who would've thought that Tuxedo Mask was really Prince Endymion!" "No one's... going anywhere!" it was a weak voice, but Zoicite's no less. I turned my head slightly to see her get up and stumble towards us. Who had hurt her? Kunzite appeared and caught her, "Zoicite, you're trembling!" "Help me, Kunzite. They will find the exit and escape with the silver crystal!" "They will never find the exit! We will get the crystal back, don't you worry! But we have another job to do first." He set Zoicite down off to the side before turning back to us. "You'll have to get through us first, pretty boy!" Venus challenged as she stood up. Jupiter and Mars joined her. Sailor Mercury was still by Sailor Moon who was weak. The two cats also sat close by. I saw both of them blink at me in curiosity. "Cool your jets Sailor Brats! I'm not after you!" I felt the dark power build up but the scouts got ready. Mercury stood up and shouted, "Mercury Bubbles Blast!" The room fogged up and I heard Kunzite cursing. Jupiter and Venus got ready next, "Venus Crescent beam.... "Jupiter Thunder..." "Smash!" "Crash!" the yellow beam of light from Venus, and Jupiter’s lightning combined and raced for Kunzite. Somehow he absorbed it, "What gives?" Jupiter cried. "Ha! Take it back, scouts!" The powerful warrior of the Negaverse sent Venus' and Jupiter's attack back at them. they fell back. Now it was Mars' turn, "Mars Fire ignite!" The fire spiraled towards Kunzite only to be deflected back. She too fell to the floor. "Mercury, move! I'm not after you!" Kunzite shouted. "Go bleach your roots, creep!" I saw the dark power hit Mercury. She also fell. Now there was only Serena, the two cats, and I left to fight against Zoicite and Kunzite. Sailor Moon looked around weakly, "My friends..." she whimpered. Kunzite powered up, "Now we can get what we want. Say good-bye to Darien, Sailor Moon!" "No!" Sailor Moon struggled to stand. She held the crescent wand in her hand, but now it had a strange crystal on it. The silver crystal! "Fine then! I'll get everything now! This one's for Zoicite!" Kunzite cried. "For my friends, for Darien, for our universe! Moon Cosmic... Power!" Pink light filled the room, covering the scouts and I. Kunzite staggered back, "She's strong, surprising!" He quickly grabbed Zoicite and disappeared. "Uh..." Sailor Moon fell back. I couldn't move, I hurt so badly. But I wanted to help, I had to see if they were all okay! it was then that Luna walked over, "Darien..." "What?! Am I dreaming, no I'm not. I remember you too. That's right... you can talk..." "Yes. That's right. Just rest, you'll be okay. So will the scouts." The white spoke. Without warning, I fell into darkness. When I awoke I saw four faces staring at me, "Good, he's awake!" "phew! Well at least he is! Now we just hafta have Serena get up and find the way outta here!" That was Sailor Jupiter. "Huh... where...what?" Venus leaned over. "You're Darien, right? Well you've been out of it for a while, I guess. So have we. Artemis and Luna let us know what happened to Zoicite and Kunzite. I wonder why they wanted you..." Sailor Mercury had her visor up and was typing away on her little computer. "Nothing yet you guys. This isn't the best of signs that we haven't found our way out yet! But you see, it's almost as if we're in another dimension..." "Like a time warp thing?" Luna asked. "yes, sort of... it will take a while to convert these radical readings I'm getting. So I don't know how long this will take." Jupiter added, "So if we can't figure it out by that, we'll have to just walk around and figure it out?" "But we could be stuck here for days wandering around!" Mars stated. "yes, how would we do that? Darien needs medical help, and soon! Maybe even Serena if she doesn't wake up," Venus said. Jupiter shook her head, "I don't know what we'd do. I can only carry one person and Serena is way too heavy and-" "I heard that..." came a mutter. "She's all right, thank goodness!" The scouts turned their attention to the figure who started to wake up. Only Mercury continued to try and find a way out. I still felt dizzy and too tired to sit. Then I heard Serena's voice again, "Where's Tuxedo Mask? Where is he?" I turned my head slightly and tried my best to move but it hurt. I groaned from the effort. Quickly Sailor Moon came over, "No no, don't move. You're hurt..." slowly she de-transformed. Serena knelt by me. "Oh Darien, I never thought that- well, ya know... and...." she couldn't seem to get her thoughts straight. I sighed, "Serena, who would've thought..." I laughed softly, remembering all of the fights that we had had between us. Then I remembered the battles that Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask had fought. Last but not least, I recalled some of the past. I felt Mars' sad eyes on me. I turned to her, "And you, Raye, you Sailor Mars? I should've guessed from those strange disappearances when I had to be off. I never thought that you were off to help Sailor Moon too." I looked at the others, "So who are all of you?..." Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and Mars looked at the cats. "Artemis?" Venus asked the white cat. Artemis replied, "Go ahead. He already knows about Sailor Moon and Mars. It shouldn't matter if he knows the rest of you. He *is* on our side, you know." Every so slowly the scouts de-transformed, all except Mercury that is. She was still trying to figure out the way out of here. Before me now sat three girls that I slightly knew. Though, I'm sorry to say, I didn't remember their names very well. I think Luna must've seen that for she introduced each scout. "Sailor Jupiter is really Lita; Venus is our newest scout and she is Mina; and Mercury over there is Amy." Yes, I remembered Amy. She had hung out with Serena at the arcade for a long time. Pain surged through my body again, "Ugh!" I tightened my fists and shut my eyes, the pain wouldn't go away. "Hurry up Amy!" Serena said worriedly, "Don't worry, we'll get you out of here." I nodded painfully and de-transformed. I lay there with my eyes closed and thought. I thought about the times with Serena, with Sailor Moon. I'm sure she was surprised when she found out that the guy that always teased her was the one that she used to love. That was another thing... the past. What had happened...? "Great news! I found a way out!" My eyes snapped open. "Good! Now how are we gonna get him out of here?" Raye asked. Lita said, "Well if he can still walk, one of us or two of us could support him. Hey Dar, ya think you can walk?" "I don't know..." I replied. She helped me to my feet. I saw the girls bite their lips. Serena looked like she was holding back tears. "Mina, come here for a minute..." Lita left Mina supporting me as Lita bent down and tore off some of her skirt. "Excuse me Dar." She took of my blazer and let it flutter to the floor. Then I think she took the piece of fabric that she tore and fixed it over my wound. "How long will that hold?" Raye wanted to know. "Not all that long. Hurry, he's already lost quite a bit of blood." Mercury exclaimed. Lita took my arm and draped it around her shoulder. Serena came up took Mina's place on the other side of me. We all followed Mercury out of the building. There Mercury de-transformed and the school- girl Amy stood there. "I'll call 911," Mina ran off to the nearest pay-phone while the others took me to a bench near by. Pretty soon an ambulance came. The five girls and the cats rode with me, though Luna and Artemis had to be left outside. Serena told the officials that all of a sudden a strange person started to attack us. The official nodded, there had been a report or two of something like that. I fell into blackness by the time I was inside, the last thing I heard was whisper meant to only be heard by me, "I love you Darien..." it was Serena. I woke in the morning to find Serena asleep in a chair by the bed. I smiled and looked at her. She mustn't of gone home for her clothes were wrinkled and her hair was a little tangled. She stirred and stretched. "Oh, you're up..." she yawned, "good. You want anything? The doctor said if you needed something, let 'em know..." she broke off as she watched me. Some color touched her cheeks and she busily stood up and took out the odangos on the took of her head. She brushed through the long pigtails with her hands. I was amazed how long her hair was. Then she twisted them up into the usual hairstyle and sat down again. "Amy and the others went home earlier on last night and talked with Luna and Artemis. They found out what had happened in the Silver Millennium. I am supposed to tell you..." she went on to explain that the moon and earth had been peaceful and that the Silver Millennium was a type of alliance between the planets. Then Serena told of the last battle with Beryl and Queen Mettalia. Though she said that Luna didn't remember much of the fight. I listened and when she was done I still watched her. So all three of the people that I liked were her. Sailor Moon, the princess, Serena. Somehow it was so perfect, almost too perfect, but I didn't care. I knew that I had liked Serena, had even guessed that I loved her. Then I knew that I loved Sailor Moon, and somehow I just had that feeling about the 'dream princess'. But I realized that the person that I most wanted to be with was Serena. She was here now. She wasn't from another time, she wasn't anybody with super powers. Well, she transformed into someone like that, but she was a normal person and I loved her. Slowly Serena knelt by the bed I looked into her eyes and I felt like she could read my thoughts. In her eyes I saw something, I reached for the thought but it broke away. I turned my attention back to the girl that looked at me. Slowly I moved a bit so that I was only inches from her face. I noticed that her breath quickened and slowly I bent over to kiss her. I was content then, I knew that she was the one. She was the one for me. As I broke away she smiled. and I smiled back. Luckily we had broken away at that time because just then the rest of Serena's pals walked in, gabbing away. Serena and I exchanged a smile. She knew, like me, that this was right. That this was what we both had been looking for. And no matter what, all of us would fight and defeat the Negaverse! *********************** Hey there peeps! Well I can write a sequel, but I WON'T, unless you peoples start E-MAILING ME then I will. But I only have 7 e-mails on my stories. You guys make me feel bad! ::sniff:: well, I guess I'll just work on my other story for now. Hope you liked this one. Later! Gotta book it! -Sailor ClearMoon senshisis@juno.com a.k.a.ss Clare-chan P.S. Clare is *not* my real name. it's the alias name of my character Sailor ClearMoon. And no, you cannot use that character for she is mine! Got it? So is: Sailor Elara, Sailor Orbit, Sailor Aurora, and Sailor Time (now I'm not sure if other people already have these names for characters. Sorry if you do. I didn't know! ;-.- 'nother thing, Aurora is also Shalom-chan's scout. I just created it for her. It's the same with all of my scouts. They are made for my friends.)