Sequel to Sailormoon:

Remember Darien?

It has been two and a half weeks since Sailormoon has been captured by Rube and been put under a spell, almost the same way that happened to Darien before. Now, Darien himself was taking this Sailormoon disappearance thing pretty hard. Finally, Serena's friends decided that they should have some fun for awhile instead of moping all of the time. So, Raye suggested,

"Hey guys, why don't we go to the mall?"

"Good idea," answered Amy. "I need some books and materials from the bookstores."

"And I need some more karate equipment and sporting goods," replied Lita.

"And I just want to shop. I know we're still working on how to get Serena back from the spell, but we really need to let loose," explained Mina.

Everyone walked to the mall.

* * *

Meanwhile, Darien was trying to think a bit clearer.

He thought, "I don't get it. What does Rube want with Sailormoon? What has he done with her anyway? I know that the last time I saw Sailormoon before she getting kidnapped, she was in cautious shape." Well, he stood up and said, "I really need to get out of here. Maybe I should go to the bookstore." He got out of his apartment and walked to the mall.

* * *

Lita, Amy, Lita, and Mina were walking back from the mall at a bright-lighted late evening.

"Oh well, I had a bit of fun," lied Amy. But the mall just reminds her of Serena too much.

"I know I sound crucial, but I miss Serena myself," admitted Raye. "I miss her lagging personality."

"Yeah, me too," answered Mina.

"I miss "Sailormoon" the most," emphasized Lita.

Out of nowhere, a familiar voice sounded out, "Aw, you guys really miss me?"

"Huh?" gasped the girls as they turned around.

"It's----Sailormoon!" cried Amy.

Lita took a step closer to Sailormoon, "Are you---alright?"

Sailormoon let out an evil chuckle. Her costume, instead of her regular one, was a complete black version. Instead of her tiara and crescent-moon symbol on her forehead, the upside-down black crescent-moon was in place of it.

"Hmm," chuckled Sailormoon, "Darling Rube would be please when I gather all of the energy from this clan of girls."

"What!" interrogated Lita. She calm down and cried, "Sailormoon, don't you remember us? We're you're friends! Please, try to remember!"

"Please don't take our energy!" begged Amy.

"Petty begging won't do it at all," said Sailormoon. She lengthened her hair to strap each of the girls around them. They all jumped away into a shape of a square. With a quick slash, Sailormoon lengthened her hair and strapped her necks by the neck, sucking their energy. Each of the girls managed to hold on to some of the hair to not let the hair completely choking them.

Raye tried to use her fireball charms.

"I, call, on the power of Mars! Fireballs, CHARGE!" She sent her charms at Sailormoon's wrath of hair. It wouldn't work.

"Please Sailormoon, let us go!" coughed Lita.

The girls started to collapse on their knees of weakness. Suddenly, the sucking became stronger and faster. The girls started to lose consciousness let loose of the throat clutching hair as they fell to the ground out of consciousness. Their energy was slowly being drained away.

Meanwhile, Darien was walking to the way of the park where the girls are still being attacked. He dropped his economics book as he heard violent and horrifying, familiar screams.

"Where are those screams from?" he questioned. He looked straight ahead and gasped,

"Sailormoon? Is that really her?" He went closer for a closer look.

"Raye! Amy! Lita! Mina!" cried Darien. "What's Sailormoon doing to them!" He ran to the park and gave a quick spin----into Tuxedo Mask. He grabbed four roses and slashed the choking hair off of the girls. The girls just lay there, still unconscious. Tuxedo Mask manage lift each of the girls to a nearby tree for safety.

Sailormoon evilly replied, "Look what we have here. Another human to drain energy out of," smirked Sailormoon.

Tuxedo Mask paced himself toward Sailormoon and replied, "Sailormoon, remember me? I'm your friend, Tuxedo Mask. Please, don't do anymore draining. We really need to talk."

"What's to talk about?" challenged Sailormoon.

"Don't you remember who you really are and were? Don't you remember any of your friends and past? Please, let me help you. Rube is controlling you under his own spell, and I can help you," explained Tuxedo Mask. He took off his top-hat and mask. "Remember?"

"Enough sweet talk, Tuxedo Mask," replied Sailormoon. She slashed her hair aiming for Darien. He jumped out the way. The second time, he wasn't too lucky. He jumped to where another nearby tree as Sailormoon slashed her hair, strapping Darien on the neck, waist, wrists and each of his knees.

"Dahhh!" cried Darien. He clenched his teeth and squinted his eyes for more strength.

Lita, Raye, Amy and Mina then woke up dazed, and a bit weak. Raye, the first one to see, gasped,

"Oh no! Tuxedo Mask! Darien! He's in big trouble. We've got to help him!"

"His energy is going to be sucked out of him just like us!" cried Amy.

"Let's go!" cried Lita, in Sailorscout mood.

"Right!" agreed everyone.

They raised their right hands and wands up into the air as they transformed and cried their magic words,

Raye: "Mars, star, power!"

Amy: "Mercury star power!"

Lita: "Jupiter, star, power!"

Mina: "Venus, star, power!"

Everyone finished transforming (in the order of above). Sailormars, angered, took her place of using her weapon first (in an angry and impatient tone, even though she's weak)

"Mars, celestial, fire, SURROUND!"

Sailorjupiter was next in line;

"Jupiter, thunder-claps, ZAP!"

Sailormercury was next;

"Mercury ice-star BLAST!"

Sailorvenus took her turn with quickness;

"Venus, love-chain ENCIRCLE!"

All of the weapons quickly slashed the strapping, clutching, choking hair ropes of Sailormoon off of Darien.

"Sailorscouts, are you all alright!" asked Darien, coughing for a breath.

"Yeah, but a bit tired," answered Sailormercury.

"Good," resumed Darien as he got up. "We've got to try to get Sailormoon back to her normal self again! Before it's too late!"

"Right!" agreed the Scouts with unison.

"Ha! You can sure try!" challenged Sailormoon. She threw out her hairs again. Everyone jumped out of the way. Everyone kept jumping out the way until probably the tenth time. Everyone caught caught and strapped except Sailormars. She fell back, landing on her bottom.

"No, you guys!" cried Sailormars.

"Sailormars, help!" cried Mercury.

"I'm coming!" promised Mars. She then sprinted toward her friends and Sailormoon. Mars threw a kick, but Sailormoon was faster she spun around with a killer kick back at Mars. Mars, who was unfortunately too slow, got kicked and was sent right on her back onto the face of a tree, screaming. Looks like she fallen unconscious.

"No, Raye!" cried Darien.

"Raye! Sailormars! Get up!" implored Jupiter.

Raye woke up and shook her head. "Ow," she replied. She regained her angry mood and cried, "Sailormoon! Let go of our friends! Please!" She charged under the fiery power of Mars and cried,

"Mars, Celestial, Fire, SURROUND!" She then spun around and cried,

"Mars, Fire, IGNITE!" Sailormars spun around again with fire escaping from her and cried,

"Mars, Firebird, STRIKE!" With one final spin in the air she cried with all of her strength and the strength of Mars,

"I, call, on the power of MARS!!!! Fireballs, (total strips together into a connected large scroll CHARGE!!!!!!!"

All of her Mars weapons blasted towards Sailormoon's power of choking, energy zapping hair and undid the wrath of the choking. Mars' friends darted back, gasping for air and then got right back up.

"Jupiter, thunder-claps, ZAP!"

"Venus, love-chain ENCIRCLE!"

"Mercury bubbles BLAST!"

All of the scouts' power overpowered Sailormoon and then fell to the ground. Her clothes were back to the normal warrior costume as she's unconscious.

"We did it! It's the old Serena and Sailormoon!" rejoiced the scouts. Darien was also happy but didn't jump up and down. Suddenly, a black see-through force-field of lightning and cloud surrounded Serena and took her away.

"Huh?" gasped the scouts.

"Oh no!" cried Mercury.

"Not again!" cried Venus as she fell on to her knees.

"I really thought that the old Sailormoon was back," replied Mars.

Darien closed his eyes in pain as he turned his head to the right and said, "It's Rube." He then gasped as he saw some flashbacks on when he himself was going through this.

* * *

Back at headquarters of the Negamoon, Rube watch his evil-to-become Sailormoon lie on a counter top. He thought,

"Those annoying Sailorscouts, what nuisances! Especially that pretty scout Sailormars; she's did most of that wretched healing. Huh; all of the scouts are pretty, but looks like I captured one of the most powerful and beautiful ones to be my wife. I'll get those scouts next time; especially that Sailormars and Tuxedo Mask. Oh, doesn't matter; I captured Tuxedo Mask's, or should I say, 'Neo-King Darien's,' wife. He'll get his, soon enough. Maybe I should individually capture all of the Sailorscouts and turn them onto my side and let them become my wives. I'll turn them against that Tuxedo Mask and be rid of him. Wait--- if I turn all of the scouts to my side, I'll have a hard time to control them all at the same time. Well, might as well drop that stupid idea. As long as I have Sailormoon as my wife and working for the Negamoon, I think that the scouts will certainly fall apart. But--I'll go on to try to destroy that pretty Sailormars, then Sailorjupiter, then Sailorvenus and Mercury. I'm sure that Tuxedo Mask will certainly just fall apart without his beloved companions and girlfriends. Then, I will be rid of him." He then chuckled as he began to turn Sailormoon to his side----again.

* * *

Mars and the rest of the scouts stood under a tree and tried to figure out a way to get Sailormoon back.

"How are we going to do it? How are we going to get Serena back to our side?" questioned Venus.

"And how long is it going to take?" asked Mercury.

"Yeah, how are we going to do it?" questioned Jupiter. She glanced over of where Darien was standing with his back standing against the Scouts', throwing roses into the ground. On each of the roses were drops of tears.

"The same way we got Darien back to our side," spoke up Mars, with her back turned.

"Huh?" asked everyone in surprise.

"Raye's right," stammered Darien.

Everyone turned to him.

"That's the only way we'll get her back," replied Darien.

Jupiter started to show her dark side;

"I'd love to to get my hands on that Rube! I'm looking forward to fight him!"

"Chill, Jupiter," replied Venus. "We don't even know how to get into his world; where ever that is."

Mars clenched her hand, "I'm ready to use some fire to burn him up! Let's see if he likes to eat flames!"

She walked over to the clearing of the park and said in front of her friends, "I'll be glad to take on Rube anytime!"

Just then Rube appeared right behind Mars and challenged, "How about now, Mars?"

Mars gasped as she turned around, slightly. Rube was faster. He cupped his mouth against Mars as he looked into Mars eyes.

"You know it's shame that you, Mars, and the rest of your friends are such pretty scouts. I'll be glad to either destroy you; or make you become my marriage companion."

Mars tried to free herself from Rube's grasp as she coughed out,

"I'll never become your wife! Now let Sailormoon go!"

"Let her go!" ordered Darien. "You captured Sailormoon already, and isn't that enough?"

"No," replied Rube.

"Well, let's see you captured this, you sleezoiod!" cried Jupiter. She stood back two steps;

"Jupiter, thunderclaps, ZAP!"

Rube jumped out of the way.

"Hah! Missed!" cried Rube. "Is that all you've got, Pretty Jupiter?"

He held out a sharp looking piercing weapon and aimed it at Mars side.

"You're coming with me, Mars!" cried Rube. "But first, let's trap your friends and your ex-boyfriend Tuxedo Mask first." Rube sent a lengthy chain to tie up the rest of the scouts and Tuxedo Mask.

"You guys!" cried Mars.

"Now, where was I?" questioned Rube. "Oh, yes." He raised his "piercer" high up into the air.

Darien desperately tried to loosen the chain. He looked at his ex Mars.

"NO!" cried Darien.

Raye strained herself, then stomped on Rube's foot. He cried out in pain as he let go of Mars partially. Mars then swung two of her most powerful kicks at Rube. Rube got slammed onto the ground. As he was slammed on the ground, his weapon accidentally slashed across Mars upper right arm and hip.

"Ahhhh! AAAUhhh, my arm! My hip!" cried Mars. She landed onto the ground, then tried to get up. It was no use. She couldn't get up, but drag herself across the ground in pain.

Darien looked in horror as he cried, "Sailormars! Raye!"

"Raye, are you alright?" asked Mercury.

Mars finally managed to stand up, trembling and losing quite a bit of blood. She then cried,

"Mars---, Cel--estial, Fire, SURROUND!"

The tying chains were cut, and the scouts were free. Mars turned to Rube and stammered, "Now--your turn to be--fired up! Not unless you free Sailormoon!"

"You didn't bargain, Mars! I'll never give up that pretty blonde! See ya'!" Rube disappeared.

Mars was just a few feet away from the Scouts and Darien. She staggered around and tried raising her hand to form a stop sign. Instead, she just collapsed. Luckily, Darien rushed and caught her in time.

"Is she going to be alright?" asked Mercury.

Darien felt her pulse. He slowly looked up and replied, "Her pulse is bit unsteady, but we can't take her to the hospital."

Sailorvenus crouched down and looked at Mar's arm.

"Darien, do you have a kind of wrapping utensil? We've got to stop her bleeding," requested Venus.

Tuxedo Mask reached into his pocked and found two cloths.

"Will these do, Mercury?" Darien asked.

"Yes, I suppose," answered Mercury as she and Jupiter crouched down.

"We can't afford to lose Mars as we did to Sailormoon," pointed out Jupiter.

Mercury ordered, "Darien, lay her down and tie this tightly around her arm. Venus, try stop the bleeding of her hip."

They settled to work as Darien remarked,

"Let's take her to my place. "I have some antibiotics for Raye's injuries."

"Alright, let's go," agreed the Scouts. Darien carried Raye as they rushed to Darien's apartment.

* * *

"Here, Jupiter. These are the keys. Open the door," ordered Darien. He tucked at Raye's hip.

Jupiter fumbled with the keys and finally opened the door. Darien carefully held Mar's neck and head in place as he laid Mar's onto one of his guest beds and straightened her up.

Without even changing out of his Tuxedo Mask tux, Darien scrambled to the main bathroom and snatched some of his roll-up bandages, water, washcloth and antibiotics. When Darien made his entrance back into the room, he quickly saw that Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter had already removed the old bandages.

"Here, wipe some of the old blood of her suit," Venus said.

"Mar's wounds aren't that severe," explained Mercury. "her arm will be just fine. Her side wasn't too seriously cut also."

"Mars should stay here overnight," replied Darien, strapping Raye's arm. "You girls can, too, if you want."

The Scouts looked at each other and then nodded their heads.

"Alright, we'll stay over," answered Mercury.

"Yeah, we probably would need to in order watch after Raye," replied Jupiter.

Venus turned to Darien and replied, "You won't be able to watch over Raye all by yourself. We could help you." She then turned to Mercury. "Mercury," she added, "you're a major in the medical field. Do you think that you could prescribe anything that could help Raye?"

Mercury glanced at Raye and Darien and answered, "I think I could give it a try. But let's get out of our costumes first."

The Scouts gave a quick spin and back into their original clothes. After doing a bit of a tap on Mars, she changed back into her original clothes.

Darien changed also and then replied, "Why don't you girls get your PJ's from your homes and come back here? I keep a watch over Raye."

"Uh, Darien--," started off Amy.

"What?" responded Darien.

"She's going to be okay," assured Amy. She took out a traveling package of alcohol and a medium tube of ointment anesthetic and handed them to Darien.

"Why don't you change Raye's bandages?" suggested Amy. "Then you could use a small cloth, pour a bit of alcohol then water on it to wash the old anesthetics. You then could apply some of this ointment on the injured places." She looked down at her feet as she continued, "I'll go back to my house and get my medication kit."

"Alright," answered Darien. He pulled up some sheets onto Raye.

"We'll see you later," saluted Lita.

"See you," replied Darien.

* * *

While the rest of the girls were heading to their homes to get their PJ's, Darien started to set up some extra blankets, sheets, beds, and sleeping bags for the girls. Meanwhile he also kept watch over Raye. Quite a few times, Raye groaned and moaned, sweating hoarsefully.

"Oh, Raye," replied Darien, "you're sweating so much. You're going to lose a lot of fluids in your body." He went over and wiped some sweat off of Raye's forehead. "I'll promise you that I'll get Rube for this." Once again, he wiped Raye's sweat off. "Hmm, maybe I should get you some water and some juice. I'll be right back." Darien walked off.

* * *

At Amy's house, she stood before her cabinet of all kinds of medical products. She thought back in her medical class at her school.

"What was the best kind of antibiotic and soother for a severe cut?" she asked herself. Amy then continued thinking, "Well, for sure, I need to bring quite a few rolls of bandages, gauze pads, and tape. I'll get those first. Now, back to the antibiotics. I could probably bring this strong cleansing product to prevent infection and bacteria spreading. I could also probably more tubes of the ointment I gave Darien to use on Raye, and some fresh herbs. Well, I'm all packed up; let's go! Oh--wait. I forgot to get my PJ's. Well, I'll just bring my short 'short-sleeved' lavender-colored nightgown." Amy grabbed all of her necessary things, placed them in her large backpack, and started to hurry back to Darien's place.

* * *

At Lita's house, she dressed into her exercise PJ suit underneath her clothes, brought her pager-beeper, and went back to Darien's.

Mina did the same with her sleeveless, above-the-knee nightgown. She brought an extra long T-shirt with her just in case.

* * *

When the girls got back to Darien's place, Darien silently opened the door.

"I placed extra blankets on the two couches in guest room where Raye's in," whispered Darien in the living room. "Sorry, girls, but one of you have to sleep in the sleeping bag on the floor. There isn't enough room."

Amy replied and thanked, "Oh, that's quite alright, Darien. We don't mind."

"Yeah, it doesn't matter," agreed Lita.

"Ditto," remarked Mina.

Back in the room where Raye was in resting, she suddenly coughed out. Raye then opened her eyes slowly and glanced around the room.

"Where am I?" questioned Raye very softly to herself. She tried looking around the room a bit more, coming upon the top of a dresser with a lamp and some pictures on top of it.

"Huh? Where am I?" Raye asked louder. She tried turning to her left side, but her right hip hurt in pain and arm. She then tried again, this time slowly. Raye saw that there were tons of pictures in picture frames. One of them had a younger Darien in his high school graduation cap and gown holding his diploma. Another one has Andrew and Rita in it. Two other pictures show only Serena in them. To the front was a picture of Serena and all of the "scouts", and there was picture of Darien with all of the "scouts." Some other singular pictures each showed: one with Raye, one with Mina, one with Lita, and one with Amy. The final picture had only Darien with his arm around Serena's shoulder. Raye then turned back to lie back down.

"Darien? Amy? Lita? Mina?" called out Raye.

Darien and the girls from outside stopped their talking and froze.

"Did you hear something?" asked Amy.

"I don't know," answered Lita. "I didn't hear anything."

Changing the subject, Darien suggested, "Why don't we see how Raye's doing, OK?"

Everyone agreed.

"Darien?" called out Raye again.

This time, Darien was sure of what he heard. He rushed to Raye's room.

"Hey, Raye, you're alright! You're awake!" cried Darien in happiness and relief.

The rest of the girls tagged along.

"Hi, Raye," greeted Lita.

"How are you feeling?" asked Amy and Mina together.

"Better," answered Raye. She paused, then continued, "Where am I?"

Darien responded, "You're in my place, Raye."

"Oh, I thought so with all of those pictures here," replied Raye. "Just out of curiosity, guys, how did I exactly get here? The last thing I remembered was when I was slashed by Rube."

All Raye's friends looked at Darien.

"Well," started off Lita, "after you fell unconscious, Darien and we had to bring you back here, in his place. He had to carry you here, and we just came back from our houses to bring back some stuff to stay for the night."

Raye turned to Darien and replied, "Darien, maybe I should go home. I don't want to trouble you in your place. Thanks for taking care of me; I feel much better. I should be going." She struggled up slowly, but then cried, "Ouch!!!" She collapsed and then tried again.

Darien and Amy came over to Raye.

"It's alright," responded Darien. "I want you to stay overnight to see if you're okay tomorrow. If not, you could then stay here for a few more days, or I could take you to the hospital."

"O--kay," stammered Raye. She went right back into bed.

"Do you want anything?" asked Lita. "Your comics, clothes, anything?"

Raye started, "I guess you could bring my temple robe and my books. Thanks, Lita."

"No problem," answered Lita. "I go right now." She then almost left the room.

Darien turned to everyone before Lita left, and explained, "I prepared the places for you girls to sleep. You all could choose a place to stay."

"Thanks, Darien," thanked Mina with a appealing smile.

"Darien, why don't we help Raye change her bandages?" suggested Amy. "I brought my medication kit as well as my herb kit. We could use these now."

Before Darien could reply, Raye said, "Sure Amy, but Darien, can I use your bathroom? I have to wash and... you know."

"Sure, sure, Raye," responded Darien. He took her arm and her back as he helped Raye up. "Let me help you, " volunteered Darien.

Raye started to slide off the bed very slowly and limped slowly to the bathroom with Darien and Mina at her sides taking an arm each. At some points even when Mina and Darien helped her, she staggered and almost collapsed. Raye was pretty dazed, dizzy, and tired, but she felt truly a lot better. By the time they reached half way to the bathroom, Raye could walk there by herself, except along way that she collapsed a few times. She closed the door behind her, and after about five minutes, she came out.

"Maybe you should get back into bed, Raye," suggested Amy. "I have some medication that you should take to rest, alright?"

"Alright," agreed Raye. She slid under the covers slowly. Amy then took out some pills, herb-fresh ointment, and some clean, new bandages. She handed the herbal ointment to Mina while the bandages went to Darien.

"Here, take these two pills," gently ordered Amy, "and drink this water."

Raye took the pills and immediately felt drowsy.

"Hold still Raye," said Amy. She unwrapped Raye's old bandages and Mina applied some herbal ointment. Raye squirmed a bit when she felt a stinge of pain when unwrapping her bandages and applying the ointment. Darien handed the bandages to Amy and then plastered them on Raye. After that, Raye went to sleep.

Darien then whispered, "Why don't we go to the living room. It's only eight o'clock. You girls could do something here if you want. We'll let Raye rest for a while."

Everyone agreed and then walked into the living room. But suddenly there was a loud crash and then a pink flash of bright light as the ground shook. Darien and the other girls yelled, but not too loudly to wake up Raye. They tried to stand together. Everyone covered their eyes. There was then a firm knock on Darien's door. It opened, and Lita quietly walked in.

"Hi," greeted Lita, softly. She carried a her little bag that was filled with Raye's comics and clothes.

"What's up?" whispered Lita.

"Lita, did you hear a loud crash and then see a very blinding flash of pink light?" asked Mina.

"I heard the crash and I saw the light," explained Lita, placing the bag of Raye's things gently on the ground. "Do you think that this could another one of those lame Negaverse gigs? It seems really likely for me."

"You do have a point point there, Lita, " replied Darien.

"Should we go and check it out?" asked Amy.

"We probably should," replied Lita.

"Yeah, Rube might be back to look for Ra-- I mean Mars and us," replied Mina.

"Let's go!" cried Lita.

Amy, Lita and Mina took out their wands and cried their magic words;

"Mercury, star, power!"

"Jupiter, star, power!"

"Venus, star, power!"

Everyone transformed, except Darien. He then said, "You scouts go on ahead. I'll be there soon. I want to make sure if Raye is okay."

"Alright then!" cried Lita, softly. "Sailorscouts, charge!" The scouts went out onto Darien's balcony and jumped onto the ground, ten stories below. They started running as Darien watched. After the scouts were out of Darien's sight, he went back into Raye's room to check on her. Darien knelt down and patted Raye on the forehead, and said, "Raye, I'm going out to help the other scouts. I hope that you'll be okay." He then went out to the balcony and transformed -- right into Tuxedo Mask. He jumped leaped off the balcony and started to track down the rest of the fighting scouts-- where they were in Tokyo Park.

Meanwhile, in the park, Mercury turned on her VR Visor and took out her mini-data computer. She started to analyze everything in search of clues. Jupiter walked around the certain place where Mercury detected some strong vibrations in fighting stance. Venus just investigated the place.

Suddenly, Rube appeared right in front of the scouts.

"Hello, Scouts," greeted Rube. "Where is Mars?"

Jupiter, still in fighting stance, responded angrily, "She's hurt in bed, you fungus! Thanks to you, she's seriously injured! And you're going to pay for that!"

"Oh really?" challenged Rube. He threw a strong electrical force at the scouts. The scouts got blasted away and landed on their butts. Suddenly, a rose slashed Rube across his arm and landed right in front of him.

"Ow!" cried Rube. He looked up across from himself, and saw Tuxedo Mask standing there.

"Don't you dare hurt these girls, you Negaskum!" ordered Tuxedo Mask.

Rube recovered, and then smirked, "Give up now, Tuxedo Mask! You too, scouts!"

"Never!" cried out Tuxedo Mask before the scouts could even react. Slowly, they got off their butts and all took fighting stance.

"You won't give up?" smirked Rube again. "Not even to see your girlfriend, Sailormoon?"

Tuxedo Mask lowered his staff and looked a bit more pale and frightened.

"You know, if you don't give up, Tuxedo Mask, I'm afraid that you won't be able to hold your precious Sailormoon again," Rube evilly replied. "Anyhow, she's 'my' companion now, so you really can't do a thing about it."

From inside, Darien was crying, but on the outside he started to burst with anger with a bit of tears. From inside, he wept, "If he's telling the truth, maybe I could get into his world and save Serena all by myself."

"Whatever you're doing to her, stop it!" fumed Tuxedo Mask.

"You won't give up?" asked Rube. He then disappeared.

Everyone looked around.

Jupiter replied, "Huh? Where did he go?"

"Right here, Jupiter!" whammed Rube. He slammed his arm right on Jupiter, but she caught his throw.

"Nice try, Rube," commented Jupiter. She kicked and threw him to a tree. "But you're not fast enough."

She then cried, "Jupiter, thunder claps, ZAP!" Rube darted out of the ways.

Rube came charging and Jupiter and him started to fight. Jupiter swung her karate throws, punches, kicks, and blocks. Rube didn't even get hit by anyone of them. He raised his hand, preparing to fire a bolt and Jupiter.

Meanwhile, at Darien's apartment, Raye woke up, at eight-thirty p.m. She sat up quickly, resisting the pain that aches her body.

"Huh? Where is everyone?" she asked. She climbed out of bed and searched the whole apartment. Suddenly, a vision hit her. She saw that the Scouts needed her.

"Don't worry, Scouts, I'm coming!" limped Raye as powerfully as she could.

She raised her wand and cried with as much strength as possible, and transformed,

"Mars, star, power!"

Afterward, she ran as fast she could to where other scouts were. Along way, she collapsed because of her arm and side pain. Its was far painful, but Sailormars tried to get up. Her body wants her to stop and let the pain take over, but Mars, said to herself,

"I've--got to-- save-- the others!" Her resisted to pain, got up, and continued running to the park.

Meanwhile and the park, Sailorjupiter just finished combating with Rube and was gasping for breath.

"Very impressive, Sailorjupiter," sarcastically acknowledged Rube, "You didn't land a single punch."

"I was just warming up, hot shot!" gasped Jupiter.

Tuxedo Mask suddenly saw a vision, and then gasped.

"Why does those words between Rube and Jupiter sound so familiar?" he asked himself. Then he gasped, remembering. "The time that Jupiter ever said that was when I was under Barrel's spell, and she fighting against me! Jupiter is going to get hurt!"

"Rube!" called out Darien. "Why don't let the lady aside, hmmm? Why don't you just fight me?"

"Forget it!" turned down Rube. "I'm going to enjoy destroying these scouts, one by one." He raised his hand up high to form a pink flask of lightning, aiming that at the Scouts and Tuxedo Mask, particularly Sailorjupiter. Rube was just about to let that bolt go until a familiar voice cried out quickly,

"Mars, fire, ignite!"

A fireflame burned Rube's hand and he grabbed it. When the fire cleared, everyone saw Sailormars in a "model" look standing up at the top of a nearby high wall.

"I'm back Rube!" cried out Mars. She then leaped down, in front of her friends.

"Mars, how could you survive that slash? This is impossible!" exclaimed Rube.

"I could, you slime-myster!" retorted Mars.

Mercury came over to Mars and asked, "Mars, are you really alright?"

"Yeah," replied Mars, "But I'm a bit tired."

"Right, Scouts," snorted Rube. He then disappeared.

"Huh?" asked Raye. "Where did he go?"

Rube then appeared behind Mars, and grabbed her waist.

"Owwwww!" cried Mars. Her hip still ached and stung in pain. "Not again!"

"Yes, again!" cried Rube. "But this time, I'm using my pink lightning bolt. Once it gets inside you, your energy will fade, and you'll be history!" He cackled an evil cackle.

"Mercury, ice-star, blast!" shouted Mercury.

Rube saw what Mercury aimed at him, so he leaped away. He sent an electrical chain and tied everyone else up, like before. Jupiter and the others tried to break free.

"This--shouldn't--be--so hard--to--AHHHHHH!" cried Jupiter. She screamed when she tried to break the chains. Jupiter just fell unconscious, hanging her head down. Tuxedo Mask, who was right next to Jupiter, managed to gently kick Jupiter to make her wake up.

"Jupiter!" cried Darien. "Lita! Get up!"

Rube just snickered, "Ha! That electrical chain just zapped most of the energy out of her! No one could ever get free from that chain; not now, not ever! Ha, ha, ha!"

Mars, tried to stomped on Rube again, but missed. Rube glanced down at Mars, and replied, "And now for you, Mars!" He prepared his hand.

Tuxedo Mask cried, "Sailormars! Raye! NO!!!!!!!"

Just when things looked hopeless, an oldtime, familiar voice cried out, "Aries, fire-flames, FLASH!!"

Two fire flames flashed right onto Rube's legs, and he cried,"OWWW!" He didn't free Mars, though.

Everyone looked up and saw a darkened shadowed shape of a girl in a similar costume as the scouts with her hair tied up in a ponytail. No one could see her face though.

"Who's up there?" asked Rube to the girl standing on the wall. He looked down, and then back up again. The girl wasn't there.

"Wha---what?" asked Darien.

Jupiter, who woke up right at the girls words, asked the same.

Darien tried to glance all around. He didn't see the girl.

"Oh well," replied Rube. "Back to business. Now, let's use my famous slasher at this beauty scout here." He raised the same slasher that slashed Mars before.

Darien watched in horror as he said inside, "Not Raye too! I don't this happen to Raye the same way that this happened to Serena!"

Suddenly, a group of familiar oldtime girl voices in unison altogether commanded, "Drop it Negasleeze, if you know what's good for you!"

This time, all of the scouts, Tuxedo Mask, and Rube looked up. This time, they saw a group of seven girls of different colored costumes standing in fighting stance staring down at them. the moonlight shoned behind the new girls.

"What?" asked Tuxedo Mask. "Who are you all? And why do you look so familiar?"

The girls said nothing as they jumped down altogether, landing in the same type of positions as they were before. The girls then cried altogether, "We're the Starlight Soldieresses of the Zodiac! And we say to let go of the Sailorscouts, NOW!"

"Heh," snickered Rube, "well, if it isn't my oldtime archrivals, the Starlights. Looking fine there, Libra."

"Cut the pretty talk, Rube," ordered the pretty, brave soldier called Starlight Libra. "Almost delighted to see you, too. Now let the scouts go!" She then turned to her team, and cried, "Introduce yourselves, girls!"

One by one, the Starlights introduced themselves.

"I, am, Starlight Aries!" cried out the Soldieress seen earlier, in a dark red costume and red scrunchied ponytail. She took her fighting stance style form while her jet black hair whipper around.

"I'm Starlight Sagittarius!" cried out the flower ponytailed brunette in a light-shaded purple costume. She took her fighting stance.

"I'm Starlight Scorpio!" announced the girl in the red costume. She's another brunette with little bow on the top of her head. She then took her very creative fighting stance.

A very beautiful blonde (with a beautiful blossom as a bow on the top of her head) dressed in a dark violet costume then spoke up, "Starlight Virgo!" Just like the first introduced Starlight Soldieresses, she took her fighting stance.

"I, am, Starlight Cancer!" proclaimed another ebony-head girl with blossoms as barrettes at the side of her head for her hair. The girl was dressed in a beautiful light green costume. She demonstrated her moves, then took her place in fighting stance.

"Starlight Aquarius!" declared another brunette in the light blue costume. Everyone could tell right away that she was the bearer of the water, with her way of taking her fighting stance.

And finally, last but not least, the most beautiful girl (who happens to be the leader of the whole group) dressed in the dazzling yellow costume with her ebony black hair tied in a yellow bow with a tiny silver crown on her head introduced, "And I'm Starlight Libra, leader of the whole group of Starlight Soldieresses! If you don't let the Sailorscouts go, I shall punish you, on behalf of the Libra and the whole zodiac!"

All of the Starlights took their nearby positions in fighting stances and cried, "We're the Starlight Soldieresses, and we order you to let the Sailor Scouts go!"

Rube just chuckled, "Pathetic. I'll never let go of these scouts, especially Sailormoon!"

"Try this on for size, creep!" cried out Starlight Aries. She prepared her hands for using her power,

"Aries, fire-flames, FLASH!!!"

Two coils of fire caught Rube's hand on fire. This time, he did indeed let go of Sailormars. She fell and coughed.

"Starlight Aries! Long time no see!" cried Mars. "Thanks for your help!"

"Anytime, Mars," replied Aries, glancing quickly then back at Rube.

"Baby Aries!" shouted Rube. "Let's see if you like to get toasted!"

"Dream on, you sorry excuse for a living matter!" cried out Starlight Libra before Aries.

"Libra, Venus, cosmos and fireworks, BLAST!" Libra cried. She sent tons of cosmos with little fireworks on them at Rube. He got burned and blasted away right onto a nearby tree.

Meanwhile, Scorpio, Virgo, and Sagittarius worked on trying to free the scouts and Tuxedo Mask.

Virgo stood back and commanded, "Virgo, flowers, bouquet, SLASH!!!"
Sagittarius then cried, "Sagittarius arrows; aim, FIRE!!!"

Finally, Scorpio ordered, "Scorpio, fire-star, SMASH!!!"

The electrical chains snapped off, and the Scouts and Darien were freed.

"Thank you, Starlights," complimented Darien.

"No prob',"replied the Starlights with a smile.

Darien, then cried, "Let's help your other friends, Starlights and scouts!"

"OK!" cried Virgo, Sagittarius, and Scorpio, as well as the rest of the Scouts.

The battle of the Starlights and the Scouts together against Rube wasn't going too well. Rube had some of the Scouts and Starlights cornered, especially Starlight Libra and Sailormars. They were on their bottoms, slowly scooting back away from Rube. He turned to Starlight Libra and replied,

"Starlight Libra, if you ever want to survive, give up that Star Wand!"

"That's ancient business, you Negacreep!" cried Starlight Libra. "Anyway, you'll never lie a single one of your hands on it!"

Rube then turned to Mars, "And you might as well give up, pretty Mars! Don't you want to see Sailormoon again? If you want to, you'll give up!"
"You get Sailormoon go, monster!" futed Mars. "And I'll never give up!"

"Well then," retorted Rube. He grabbed Starlight Libra by the front of her costume, and replied right in her face, "You're coming with me to join Sailormoon."

"Let, me, go!" screamed Starlight Libra. She tried to use her karate moves.

Suddenly, a guy's, oldtime familiar voice commanded, "You heard the girl; let her go, or you'll be the pleasure to my sword!"

Another guy's familiar voice also cried out, "Night, love-light beams, FLASH!"

The love-light beams threw Rube off course of Libra and Mars. Everyone looked up, and saw two guys in a prince-like military suit and cape. The two guys jumped down. One of them, Cosmic Caper, came down and helped Libra to her feet. He quickly kissed her.

"You alright?" asked Caper.

"Yeah, thanks," responded Libra.

All of the Starlights and Scouts stood up.

"And now for you, Rube!" cried Libra.

"You're history!" cried the Starlights.

"I don't think so," replied Rube. "This isn't over, Sailorscouts! And Starlights, stay out of this! This isn't your business!"

"When there's a matter concerning you and particularly the Scouts', it is our problem!" confronted Starlight Libra.

"Ha! This isn't over, humans!" Rube cried. He then disappeared.

Darien tried to catch him as he threw a rose. The rose just went into a cloud, then went back out onto the grass. He then turned back to the scouts and Starlights.

"We're sorry we couldn't get him, Tuxedo Mask," apologized Libra.

Darien went looked at everyone.

"It isn't you guys fault," spoke Tuxedo Mask.

Everyone, including the Starlight Soldieresses transformed back into their normal selves.

Dya Chang Liu (Starlight Libra, and Patrick's future wife) came forward, with a smile on her perky little face.

"Darien, Amy, Raye, Lita, and Mina; nice to see you again! I haven't seen you in a long time," replied Dya.

"Like Raye said, long time no see!" said Lea Liang (Starlight Aries).

"I don't even remember exactly when was the last time we saw each other," pointed out Melanie Brooks (Starlight Scorpio).

Lita glanced over at Shannon Sweet (Starlight Sagittarius), and replied, "I'm so glad to see you!"

"Yeah!" agreed Melisa Kates (Starlight Aquarius).

"I'm with Melisa, everyone," responded Stephanie Chen (Starlight Cancer).

Everyone chuckled.

"Darien," started off Darien Lee (Night Phantom), "are you okay? You seem really down. From when I could remember, you never looked so sad before."

Darien almost started crying. "Well--, it's--, oh, never mind."

"You sure?" suggested Patrick Darien Liu (Cosmic Caper, future husband of Dya, and mostly called, "Dar'").

Darien nodded, and then perked up a smile as best as he could. "Thanks for coming to our rescue, P.D.," replied Darien, as cheerfully as possible.

"Anytime, Tux,'" joked Patrick Darien Liu.

"We have to go. Nice to see all of you again."

"Same here," agreed Raye and the other girls.

"See you around," replied Darien. Then the Starlights left.

Meanwhile, Lita came over to Raye, and asked, "How's your hip?"

"A lot better," responded Raye. "I don't even feel the pain anymore."

"That's good," answered Mina.

Amy walked over to Darien (who's looking at the moon again) and patted his shoulder, "Darien, she's still here. She's always going to be here with you. But we'll find a way to bring her back."

Darien glanced down at Amy, who nodded.

"I hope you're right," replied Darien. He went back to stare at the moon.

"We'll find a way," promised Raye, "no matter how long or how hard it takes."

(To be continued...) The End!!!

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