~* Authors note: Hi! Thanks for taking the time to read this story. Sorry the first chapter is so long but I hope you enjoy it. Also...you know the drill....I don't own Sailor Moon blah, blah, blah.~* Hidden Depth Part 1: Brooke "Dear Journal, It's been two weeks and Brooke is still not conscience. Ever since then I've felt so hallow inside...so lost and alone. It's all my fault..." Serena looked up at the sun set. All the solitude moments she has made her realized the beauty of nature. The beautiful waves crashing the cliffs gave her confront; confront that has been lost for the past two weeks. She sighed and a tear trickled down her face. She put her pen down in between the crack of her book and closed her eyes. (Flashback): "Sure...uh huh.... meet at Raye's temple at10:00? Yeah...I'll come...No I won't be at the arcade. You gotta give me more credit then Amy. I know, I know I have my mission, Gotta find the Moon Princess. Don't worry...I'll be there on time...You really think the nega verse is up to something? Un...huh.. We haven't seen any action from them lately...yeah lets talk more about it at the meeting...I wouldn't get any ice cream and be late...promise...alrity... m'bye ." Serena hung up the phone and looked at her cat, Luna. Luna lay on the bed with her eyes closed. "Luna...." Luna opened her eyes to find out that Serena was looking deeply into them. "Yes?" she said hesitantly. "Can I ask you something?" "Sure," Luna mumbled. Serena started fidgeting with her blanket between her hands. "Umm...Do you think I whine a lot? You know...a person that's a major crybaby and is unfit for being a sailor scout let alone the leader?" "Why do you ask Serena?" "Well, Amy just called me. She told me we had a scout meeting in an hour and she kept reminding me not to be late. Does everyone really think my life is revolved around video games and ice cream? Am I a klutz and is Rei right with all her nagging? Does everything thing of me as the Meatball Head, nothing more?" "Do you want me to tell you the truth?" "Of course." "Serena, your a very good hearted person. Your kind and loving." "Thanks for saying that Luna." Serena similed. She felt relived. "But...." Serena looked at Luna with a puzzled expression. "There's a but?" Luna's tone of voice became firm. "But...just because you're a kind and loving person won't save the world. Serena you have so much reasonability now. Finding out your the moon princess shocked all of us. You have the power to fight the bad in our universe but sometimes you take it too lightly. Serena, the safety of this world is at stake and yes, sometimes all you do think about is video games and chasing after guys. You need to grow up and take things more seriously. Life is not a game anymore and I will not tolerate your childish games. If you want to remain the leader of the scouts you have to act mature and stop acting like a child. Do I make myself clear?" Luna said. Luna looked Serena straight in the eyes. Luna's words stabbed Serena like a thousand knives. Her throat became dry and she fought back her tears. (End of Flashback) Serena opened her eyes and picked up her pen again. "Luna wad right...I was a child. Now that I that about it, I can't even understand how the scouts even cared about me. I was a big baby and I am always late. I pig out on ice cream and I trip over everything. I was a bad leader and now Brooke has to pay just because of my ignorance. I couldn't fool Raye and Darien though. They saw right though me unlike everyone else at the time. They both knew I was a big ditz and nothing more." Serena closed her notebook and stood up. "I'm making the right descison for once." Serena's voice rose higher and higher. "I'm growing up! Raye, Luna, everyone look at me now! I finally understand what I must do!" Tears streamed down her face and her voice became hoarse. "World.... I'll take care of you and I never let what happen to Brooke happen to anyone else! You hear me!?" Serena was screaming at this point. No one was at the beach for it now dark. No one was around to hear her proclamation. Serena looked around the beach and collapsed on the sand. She startled choking on her tears. She closed her eyes and fell asleep on the sand. She dreamed about the dreadful night that changed her life two weeks ago. (Her Dream): "Luna! Luna! We have to leave now. The scouts meeting is in a half an hour and I want to come early for once," yelled Serena. She looked in her closet and under her bed for the cat "She must have left already. Ok, I'm off," Serena thought. The warm summer rays caressed Serena's body as she walked to Cherry Hill. She closed her eyes to enjoy the warmth and the smell of roses. As she continued walking, she tripped on a crack. She suddenly fell and gasped. "Oh man...I do need to learn to be more careful," Serena said to herself. She looked at her knee. "Oh well, it's just a tiny scratch." All of the sudden, Serena heard a sudden scream coming from behind her. Serena turned around and gasped. It was a big negaverse monster and it had a little girl wrapped around its tentacles. The girl fought to free herself but the tentacles wrapped around her tighter. The monster was choking the girl and she fainted. "Let her go nega scrum!" Serena yelled. "Fat chance moon girl. This girl has a lot of energy that the negaverse needs." "Moon Crystal Power!" Serena transformed into the sailor warrior. "I am Sailor Moon Champion of Justice! I will right wrongs and triumph over evil. In the name of the Moon I will punish you!" "Nice speech sailor sap. We'll see about that." The monster laid the tiny girl down behind some bushes. It shot its tentacles towards Sailor Moon but she dodged them. Sailor Moon took out her communicator. "Gotta call for help." "Hey it's me guys," she said. "Serena don't forget about the meeting," scolded Raye. "Sorry," Serena said, "but it looks like I'm going to but late. I need you-" The monster knocked her communicator out her hands. "Serena? Serena? God! No surprise! She must have turned off he communicator. That air headed Meatball will never learn," said Raye "Yeah Raye I'm getting tired of this," Mina added. "Serena has her duties and she takes them too lightly," said Lita "We should go look her," said Amy "I talked to Serena earlier but I guess she'll never listen," said Luna, "I thought I got threw to her this time too." "Let's go," said Raye restlessly. They startled walking down the hill. They were walking down the hill until they saw Sailor Moon in the distance. They broke into a run. Sailor Moon was being tied with the tentacles of the monster. The monsters tighten its grip and Sailor Moon yelped. Its tentacles were choking her Sailor Moon saw her friends. "You'll pay for hurting Sailor Moon scum bag!" Lita yelled. "Don't worry about me," Serena whispered. "A little girl is behind those bushes. Get her out of here." The scouts didn't hear her. "Scouts transform!" Lita yelled. "Jupiter Star Power!" "Mercury Star Power!" "Mars Star Power!" "Venus Star Power!" "We're the sailor scouts and we're gonna get rid of trash like you!" Raye shouted. Sailor Mercury stepped forward. "Mercury Bubbles Blast!" Sailor Mercury created a fog and the monster was totally dumbfounded. "Show yourself you little punks!" yelled the monster. It looked to its left and right but it couldn't see anything. "I'll free you Serena!" yelled Sailor Venus. "Venus crescent V's smash!" Venus used her strength to cut threw the monster's tentacles. Sailor Moon fell to the ground and held her neck. "Thanks a lot Mina," Serena said. Mercury's fog cleared away and the monster finally could see again. "You're going to pay for that you wimp," The monster yelled. The monster created a fireball and aimed it towards Sailor Venus. Everyone froze and gasped. Just when the monster almost shot the fireball, a rose came out of nowhere and pricked the monster. "I don't think so slime ball!" said an unknown figure in the distance. "Tuxcado Mask!" Serena yelled. Her eyes brighten up. He walked up to Serena and helped her up. "You all right?" "I'm fine," she said. "Finish her off Sailor Moon," Tuxcado Mask said. "Uh huh," she said. "She took out her scepter. "Moon-" "I beg to differ," said the monster. It put its hands into the bushes and grabbed the little girl again. The girl was still not conscience. "You wanna get me you gotta get through her." "No!" Serena yelled. "Serena we'll distract him while you get the girl out of here," Tuxcado Mask whispered in her ear. Serena nodded. "Hey slim ball!" I bet you can't shot you freaken fireball in my direction!" Tuxcado Mask yelled. "Don't tempted me," the monster said. The other sailor scouts caught on to what Darien was doing. "Yeah! You probably not even a REAL negaverse monster! Probably some defect in your somewhere!" yelled Amy "You probably can't kill us if we let you!" Lita said "I bet you probably can't hit us if you even put the GIRL down!" Tuxcado Mask mocked. "Yeah would think so huh cape boy? We'll see about that!" the monster put the girl down. The monster started charging up a fireball. Sailor Moon crept around a tree without being notice by the monster. She tiptoed closer and closer to the child. She tripped over a twig. "Ouch!!!!!" Serena yelled. "Huh????" The monster turned around and realized he had just been tricked I don't think so Sailor Moon!" The monster aimed the fireball at the girl. "No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sailor Moon shrieked but it was too late. The girl ricocheted off the ground from the impact of the fireball. Serena woke up in a cold sweat.