Hello, hello, hello!  What's up?  Well I am back from vacation, 
refreshed and relaxed.  I wrote while I was gone, but there was 
still a lot to do for this story so I put it on hold and wrote 
other things that you won't get to see for a little while.

Thanks to everyone who's been writing me asking me to hurry and 
write this...thanks to all of you slave driv- I mean encouraging 
friends, this is out!

I do appologize for not getting this out sooner, please forgive me 
with an e-mail!  *giggles*

FYI!!  I started using the dub names and have revised all of my 
other chapters so they have the dub names.  I will re-post all of 
the chapters on ASMR with the dub names and attacks as soon as I 
know all of them.  So in the next few weeks it will be revised.

E-mail: stefaniecraig@hotmail.com

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RATING: PG - Mild swearing usual violence.

DISCLAIMER: No own.  I don't own Sailor Moon.  I will never own 
Sailor Moon.  Though the characters, Sailor Earth, Terren and King 
Onyxious are mine.  If you would like to use them e-mail me and ask.

Quote of the Week: "The best bridge between despair and hope is a 
good night's sleep" -E. Joseph Cossman

FINAL AWAKENINGS
CHAPTER 19

__________Prediction of Darkness__________

"SILVER MOON STAR ATTACK!"

Sailor Moon's wand flashed brightly and destroyed Rubeus with out 
warning.  It had been a good battle, but it wasn't satisfactory 
since a warrior had been lost.

Malachite banished the image and turned to his two soldiers.  
"Beryl, Zoisite, that must not happen to any of us when we go out 
into battle.  From now on, no single attacks.  All three of us will 
fight and watch each other's backs," he instructed.

Beryl and Zoisite nodded.  "A good plan, Malachite," Onyxious said 
as he made himself visible from the shadows.  But just be sure you 
can actually follow up on it.  I can't afford to lose any of you."

"Of course not, Master," Zoisite said with a smile.

"And I need more energy!  I can't unleash my true force into the 
world with out more energy!" Onyxious yelled, startling the three 
Generals.

"Don't worry, Master," Malachite said.  "We'll get the energy you 
need."

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Amara, Michelle, Trista and Hotaru carefully monitored their 
Princess as she started the exercise they had given her.  Actually, 
both Serena and Rini were trying it so they could learn to harness 
their powers better.  Amara kneeled in front of Serena and kept a 
close eye on her, making sure she wouldn't lose control of her 
power, while Hotaru did the same for Rini.

"So what is this, exactly?" Ilene asked as she sat next to Trista 
on the couch.

Trista turned to the woman and her face didn't change.  "They are 
simulating the past in accelerated speed.  In order to train Hotaru 
to harness her own power, I used this same exercise."

Darien was sitting near both of the girls.  He didn't really approve 
of this, the enemy could sense whenever they used power, but the 
Rini needed to learn to use her powers better; to grow.  And 
Serena's own power was growing everyday, she could use the extra 
practice.  Every Sailor Soldier was within a half-mile radius of 
the Tsukino house, though only the Outers and the royalty were 
actually in the house.

A bright flash of light came from Serena's hands and everyone, 
except for Rini, looked to her.  "The Big Bang," Amara said as the 
light dimmed somewhat.  A second later, there was a flash in Rini's 
hands as she started her own simulation.

The others watched in fascination as the past continued to unfold 
before them.  Suddenly, a dark cloud settled over the entire Solar 
System and stayed there.  Darien jumped when he saw it.  "What is 
that?!" he demanded.

"The end of the Silver Millennium," Michelle whispered sadly.  "A 
time of darkness for the Solar System."

There was another flash of light, from the Moon, and Darien didn't 
need an explanation.  "Queen Serenity, using the Silver Crystal," 
he sad sadly.

Trista nodded.  "A time of light, even if only for a brief moment."

They continued to watch as darkness fell over the System again, 
because of Silver Millennium's disappearance.  The girls were in 
the same period of time now, everything going the exact same.  
Another flash of light came from the earth and the darkness lifted 
from the Solar System.  Rini stopped, having reached the limit of 
her power, but Serena continued on.  The light came and lasted for 
years, only to fall back into blackness, causing the planets to be 
nothing.

Serena gasped and snapped out of her trance, breathing hard.  
Putting a hand to her head, she tried to calm down, but the vision 
she had seen wouldn't clear from her mind.  Amara put her hand on 
Serena's shoulder.  "Princess, what is it?  Are you okay?" she asked 
worriedly.

Darien jumped up and rushed to Serena as quick as he could.  
"Serena, are you okay?"  Serena shook her head and bit her lip as 
tears trailed down her cheeks.  "What is it?" he asked as he pulled 
her into his arms.

"Serena!" Ilene exclaimed as she stood with Kent and Sammy soon 
behind her.

"Go get some water!" Amara order.  Ilene didn't move for a moment.  
"NOW!"  Ilene and Kent ran out of the room, taking Sammy with them.

"Serenity, what did you see?" Trista asked as she addressed Serena 
by her true name.  Her eyes were serious and her face turned 
slightly pale at the thought of what she might have seen.

Serena gulped a couple of times and opened her eyes.  "The Sailor 
Soldiers...we were fighting someone."  Her breath began to speed up 
as the images flashed through her mind.  Serena grimaced and 
continued.  "There was a blast, and everyone was gone, except for 
myself, Neo-Moon and Tuxedo Mask.  Who ever it was k-k-killed-" 
Serena stopped and broke down crying.  Rini touched her mother's 
shoulder and her father shook his head, saying he would comfort 
her.

"And killed Neo-Moon and then Tuxedo Mask," Hotaru picked up where 
her Princess had left off.  The others in the room looked at her in 
surprise, but none more surprised than Serena.  "The evil darkness, 
then covered the Earth and Moon.  The rest of the planets soon 
fell...and then there was nothing."  Hotaru's eyes became sad and 
she looked at Serena.  "Was that what you saw, My Princess?"

"How did you...?" Serena whispered as she wiped her tears away.  
The sound of a glass breaking was heard from behind them and they 
turned to see Ilene standing behind them, pale as a sheet.  "Mom!" 
Serena said as she went to stand up, but Amara stopped her.

Kent led his wife to a seat on the couch and sat down next to her, 
talking to her quietly.

Serena settle back down in Darien's arms and looked at Hotaru.  
"How did you know?" she asked.

Hotaru looked sadly out the window and sighed.  "I saw it."  She 
looked up at Serena.  "I saw it, My Princess.  It was a few weeks 
ago when that vision first came to me.  It was the deciding factor 
on whether or not the Outers would come to Earth and fight."

Darien held Serena tighter and continued to sooth her.  "Are you 
saying that this will come true?" he asked, his eyes dark and 
clouded.

Hotaru didn't hesitate.  "I do not know.  But I have never had a 
vision that hasn't come true.  I sincerely hope this one doesn't.  
For all our sakes."

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Amara felt the wind rushing through her hair as she drove, much 
faster than the speed limit, down the street.  What the Princess 
had seen haunted her mind to the point where she wasn't thinking at 
all.  It disturbed her.  "Death and destruction of the last Royal 
blood..." she whispered.

"Amara?" Michelle whispered as she touched her arm.

Amara stopped the car, her brakes squealing, and turned to Michelle.  
"They have both seen the vision now.  Things are getting ugly."

Michelle looked at her sadly.  "But it doesn't mean anything.  Not 
now.  Onyxious isn't so desperate that he would kill all of us so 
quickly.  Hotaru said he wants our deaths to be slow and painful."

"Don't talk about me as if I am not here," Hotaru said from the back 
seat.  "And the vision could mean anything.  Our deaths, the death 
of our planet, our Universe, anything."

Amara started the car again and kept going.  "All we can do is our 
mission.  No matter what the cost, we must protect our Princess and 
Prince.  The universe depends on their survival."  A faint light
caught Amara's eye and Michelle gasped as a tear seemed to well up 
in it.  "But...one can not survive with out the other...and thus 
they are both doomed."

"Their greatest strength is their greatest weakness," Hotaru 
whispered as she looked at the sunset.

Trista said nothing.  She looked out the side of the car and 
sighed.  There was nothing she could do, except exactly what Amara 
said.  Protect them.

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Serena relaxed in Darien's arms as they watched the movie.  After 
her vision, Ilene had offered to take Rini for the rest of the day 
so Serena and Darien could have some time together.  After less 
than a second's hesitation, they were off.  Neither of them were 
sure what the name of the movie was, but right now they were too
preoccupied with each other to care.

After the movie, they went strolling down the block and Serena held 
one of Darien's arms tightly as they walked through the shopping 
district of Juuban.  That was when Darien had enough of her silent 
brooding.  "Serena, nothing is going to happen to me or our 
daughter," he said as he stopped and put his hands on her shoulders.
"I swear to it, Serena, I won't let anything happen to her."  Serena 
swallowed hard but didn't look up.  "Serena!" Darien said as he 
gripped her shoulders tighter.

Weeping, she threw her body into his arms and, startled, Darien 
held her as she cried.  "Why did this have to happen to us?  Why 
us?  No one deserves to fight and know that something will be 
lost," she wept out.

Darien held Serena close and buried his face in her hair.  "No.  
No.  Don't think that, Princess.  Serena, don't you dare start to 
think that!  Nothing, no one, will be sacrificed!"  Lifting her 
chin up, Darien looked into her eyes.  "And I'll die if anything 
happened to you, Serenity," he said softly into her ear.

Serena's eyes widened slightly and tears trailed down her cheeks 
again.  "I'll protect you, and this world, Darien."

Darien didn't say anything to that.  He simply held her.

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Malachite, Zoisite and Beryl appeared over Juuban Theater in an 
almost unnoticeable flash of light.  Several hundred people were 
milling around the theater and the stores surrounding it.  An aura 
of energy engulfed the entire area.  "A good spot," Beryl muttered 
through blood red lips.

"Prime energy here," Malachite said as he surveyed the area.

Zoisite through her hair back and sat cross-legged while floating 
in the air.  "Can we get this over with?  I don't like being in 
Beryl's presence more than necessary!"

Beryl's eyes flashed red and she turned to Zoisite.  "I wouldn't be 
talking, Zoisite!  Why, if I had my title I would-"

"YOU will do absolutely nothing, Beryl," Malachite said as he 
stepped in front of Zoisite protectively.  "As of now, you have no 
title, and are under my command."

Zoisite sneered at Beryl.  "Payback's a bitch."

Clenching her fist tightly Beryl held her tongue.  'And so are you.'

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Rose wiped the sweat off of her forehead as she concentrated on her 
opponent.  She had never done anything so difficult, and prayed 
that after tonight, she never would have to again.  This was hard, 
and annoying.  She was in her own personal hell, with no escape in 
sight.  "I HATE MATH!!!  Where is that idiot of a brother of mine 
when I need him?!" Rose yelled as she tore her paper up.

Terren sighed from his place on Rose's bed.  "Out on a date with 
the Princess last I checked, Rose.  Remember what the Outers told 
us?" he told her as he jumped off the bed and walked to where she 
was.

Sighing she nodded.  "A dark world, and us unable to protect our 
Princess..."  Tears welled up in Rose's eyes.  "Terry..." she 
croaked out as the tears trailed down her cheeks.  "I'm scared!"

Terren was in shock.  "Roselyn," he mumbled as he walked up to her 
and licked her cheek.  "You've never been scared before."

She held the small cat close and let her tears fall on his fur.  
"I'm not afraid to die, Terry.  I'm not scared of what may happen 
to me in battle...but if they're lost, I'm terrified of what will 
happen to the world.  Darkness...the Earth has never felt such 
darkness as what Saturn and Serenity are predicting, and it won't 
survive, Terry."

"Rose..."  Terry could do nothing to quiet his mistresses' fears.  
But what was he supposed to do?  Tell her everything was going to 
be alright, when no one knew what the next moment held?  She wasn't 
afraid of her destiny, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to 
fulfill it.  And for a Protector of the Princess, that was worse 
than any torture.

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Darien still held Serena as they slowly made their way down the 
street.  She was somewhat calmer, allowing more time for cuddling 
and kisses.  "We should get back," Serena said softly.  "It's 
late."

Darien nodded in agreement and the two started towards her house.  
A scream came from behind them and Serena and Darien whipped 
around just in time to see people running from the movie theater 
screaming, "MONSTER!"

The monster was interesting to say the least.  It was a light 
purple color with red hands and feet.  In the center of its' body 
was a film camera that was shooting film at its' victims.  The film 
wrapped around them and took their energy before letting them 
collapse to the ground, unconscious.

Serena sighed and muttered under her breath, "I swear, I can't go 
anywhere."  She pulled out her communicator and hit the "All Call" 
button.

"Mars here, with Jupiter, Venus and Mercury.  What's up, Meatball 
Head?" Raye said.

"Can't go on a date with out causing trouble, brother?" Rose asked 
as she appeared.

"What do you need, Princess?" Michelle piped up.

"And Neo-Moon!" Rini exclaimed as she opened her own communicator.

"Youmas and movie theaters don't mix," Serena told them.  Familiar 
laugher came to Serena and Darien's ears and Serena sighed.  "And 
Zoisite!  Hurry and get here."

"Right!" all of them agreed at the same time.

Darien held out his hand and smiled a little.  "Shall we, My Love?" 
he asked her.

Serena smiled sarcastically back and accepted his hand.  "We shall, 
love."

"MOON CELESTIAL POWER!"

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The youma laughed evilly as it drained, yet another, pathetic human.  
"King Onyxious will be quite pleased with this amount of energy," 
it hissed to itself.

"Stop right there!" an all too familiar voice interrupted the youma.

It turned to face Sailor Moon and sneered at her.  "I don't think 
so, Moon Girl!  I, youma Cinema, will not allow you to defeat me!"

It shot more strips out at Sailor Moon but they were cut in half by 
a flash of red.  "If you lay one finger on Sailor Moon, I will make 
you pay!" Tuxedo Mask shouted as he landed next to Sailor Moon and 
placed a hand on her shoulder.  Sailor Moon smiled up at him and 
then went back to the battle.

"WORLD SHAKING!"

A yellow sphere of light came towards Cinema, but it quickly jumped 
out of the way.  "Who's there?!" it demanded.

Rose petals blew in the breeze and Sailor Moon smiled.  Looking up, 
she could see the outline of four women standing on the theater's 
roof.

"My guardian deity is a planet far up in the sky.  The soldier of 
the sky, Sailor Uranus!"

"My guardian deity is a planet with the sea of sand.  The soldier 
of embrace Sailor Neptune!"

"My guardian deity is a planet floating in time and space.  The 
soldier of revolution, Sailor Pluto."

"My guardian deity is the planet of silence, the soldier of death 
and rebirth, Sailor Saturn!"

"We soldiers of the outer solar system are being led by a new crisis 
and, here we are!" they said together.

There was a streak of blue and green as Sailor Earth landed in front 
of her brother and Princess, soon followed by the other Inners and 
Neo-Moon.  "Do I need an invitation, or can anyone join?" Earth 
asked with a grin.

Cinema growled at them.  "More of you doesn't matter!  I will kill 
every last Sailor Soldier of the Moon Kingdom!"

There was a small flash of light, and Beryl, Malachite and Zoisite 
appeared floating slightly behind Cinema.  "Make Sailor Moon suffer 
the most, Cinema!" Beryl ordered.

Sailor Moon's eyes opened wide as she saw Beryl.  She tried to step 
back, but Tuxedo Mask stopped her and held her protectively.  His 
eyes darkened as he gazed at the three familiar foes.  The others 
weren't doing much better, looking rather angry themselves.

The Outers jumped down and positioned themselves in front of the 
Inners and their Princess and Prince.  "YOU!" Saturn yelled as she 
held her Silence Glave pointed at Beryl's throat.  "What are you 
doing here?" she demanded.

Venus ran forward, holding her Love Chain in her hands.  "Forget 
why she's here.  She's here, so let's kill her!"

Malachite folded his arms and chuckled.  "I actually think you might 
he interested to know why Beryl is out here."  He laughed again and 
the Sailor Soldiers held their positions.  "She was striped of her 
title, and demoted down to third General!"

The twelve Soldiers exchanged looks.  Sailor Earth giggled a 
little.  Neo-Moon bit her lip and the Outers smirked at her.  Sailor 
Moon shook her head and Tuxedo Mask chuckled.  The Inners burst 
out laughing.  "BERYL!?!?!?!" Mars yelled while clutching her 
stomach.

"Shut up!  Cinema!  Get them!" Beryl ordered.  With that said, the 
three Generals disappeared into the night.

The Soldiers immediately stopped laughing and went back to the 
battle.

"NEO-MOON TIARA MAGIC!"

"MARS FIRE IGNITE!"

Cinema screamed and dodged the attacks.  "You almost hit my camera!" 
it screamed.  "Deadly attack!"  There was a bright flash of light, 
and everyone covered their eyes before looking again, only to find 
Cinema had disappeared.

Uranus kept her eyes alert and then jumped forward when she saw 
Cinema...sneaking up behind her Princess.  "SERENITY!" she screamed 
as she jumped behind Sailor Moon in an effort to protect her.

"URANUS!" Neptune yelled as she started to run towards her partner.

There was no scream from Uranus as the energy hit her.  Sailor 
Uranus collapsed to the ground as the other looked on in horror.  
Sailor Moon fell to the ground beside her, and held Uranus in her 
arms.  Neptune ran up and gazed at Uranus' pale face for a moment 
before turning angry, tear filled eyes to youma.

"SUBMARINE REFLECTION!"

The youma covered it's face as the wave of water came forward, but 
was shocked when nothing happened.  A bright blue spot, however, 
was glowing in it's camera.

Knowing what it was, Tuxedo Mask pulled out the Terra Sword and 
with deadly accuracy, stabbed Cinema through the stomach, and killed 
her.

Sailor Moon shook Uranus' shoulders' as she frantically cried for 
her.  "URANUS!  URANUS!"  A small crowed of people gathered around 
the Sailor Soldiers and watched as Sailor Moon desperately tried to 
awaken her comrade.  "WAKE UP!!!  Please..." she whispered.  "Please."

Neptune kneeled down next to Uranus and took her hand.  "Amara, you 
can't leave me," she whispered.

"DAMN YOU BERYL!!!" Earth screamed.  "DAMN YOU!"

There was a small groan from Sailor Uranus and the soldiers dared 
to hold their breaths as her eyelids slowly fluttered open.  
"Ow..." she said softly.

"YES!" Neo-Moon yelled as she thrust her fist into the air.

There were several flashes of light behind the Soldiers and they 
turned to see several dozen reporters standing behind them.  Rolling 
her eyes, Mars turned around.  "If you don't move, I'm going to 
move you!"

"Princess," Uranus whispered, "are you okay?"

Sailor Moon nodded and wiped the tears from her eyes.  "Why did you 
do that?" she demanded.

Uranus closed her eyes and groaned.  She could feel her wound 
already healing and was more than thankful for that.  "Because...my 
life doesn't matter.  As long as you are safe, I can die.  
Sacrifices are always made, Serenity."

"NO!" Sailor Moon yelled.  "There isn't a need for sacrifices!" she 
insisted.  "Especially not from my friends!"

Saturn stepped forward.  "I suggest we discuss this somewhere else, 
the reporters are getting too nosy."  She turned around and gestured 
to where the Inners and Tuxedo Mask were.

One reporter shoved a microphone in Tuxedo Mask's face, "What is 
your relationship with Sailor Moon?  Are you dating?  Married?"

"What about the little Soldier?  Rumor has it she's yours and Sailor 
Moon's daughter!"

Tuxedo Mask closed his eyes and groaned.  "Let's get out of here.  
Mercury, if you please?"  Sailor Mercury nodded and stepped up so 
she was facing all of the reporters.

"MERCURY BUBBLES BLAST!"

The area was shrouded in a thick mist that cleared thirty seconds 
later.  At that time, the Sailor Soldiers were gone.

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Serena was the last one out of the four Outers home and she closed 
the door behind her.  The others were waiting for her outside, 
still slightly in shock at Amara's words.  "Sacrifices?" Serena 
said as she shook her head and walked past her friends.  "There 
shouldn't be sacrifices."

Darien handed Rini to Rose and jerked his head, signaling the girls 
to leave.  With wary smiles and nods, they left, to go home.

As soon as they were out of sight, Darien walked up to Serena and 
slipped his arms around her waist from behind.  "Don't worry, baby," 
he whispered soothingly.  "Everything is going to be alright.  We 
won't let anything happen to anyone."  He kissed her neck and leaned 
his head on her shoulder.

Serena didn't say anything, and simply looked to the moon, praying 
for guidance.

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King Onyxious sat in his throne and watched his minions carefully.
The three of them were on their knees before him, begging 
forgiveness for their actions.  "You lost a very powerful youma, 
Malachite," he said smoothly.  "Not only that, you failed to kill 
Princess Serenity!"

Malachite sucked in a breath and closed his eyes.  "Yes, My Lord.  
I will not let it happen again.  However, Sailor Uranus has been put 
out of commission for a little while and-"

"Not good enough!" Onyxious spat.  "She is irrelevant.  If we kill 
Serenity and Endymion, the entire group will fall right behind.  
Whether through grief or battle, they will all die."

Zoisite looked up for a moment and didn't let Onyxious' cold eyes 
faze her.  "We need to find Sailor Moon's true identity!  If we 
found that out, then we could catch her at anytime, alone."

"You don't think I already know that, Zoisite?!" Onyxious snapped.  
Zoisite bowed down again.  "I don't care how you do it, just kill 
her!"

"Of course we will, My Liege," Beryl hissed out.  "After all, it's 
our revenge too."

"Yes..." Onyxious mumble to himself.  He then grinned and walked 
out of the throne room.  He had his own idea.  With a chuckle, he 
brushed his brown hair out of his eyes and set is plan into action.

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It was dark all around her, and Serenity collapsed to the ground, 
her energy spent.  Metalia was gone, but so were her friends, her 
love, her mother and her Kingdom.  The sealing was complete, and 
she had done it.  Finally completed what her mother started so, 
so long ago.

She smiled as she detransformed into Sailor Moon and felt her life 
slipping away.  "Everyone...thank..."

She was cut off as a dark cloud descended upon her.  Sailor Moon 
screamed in pain as the evil energy awoke her again, making death 
flee far from her.  The pain was excruciating and she couldn't 
stand it.  When the cloud was done, it took the shape of a man, who 
knelt beside her and brushed her hair out of her face.  "Hello, 
Serenity," he whispered, yellow eyes flashing red as his brown hair 
swayed in the breeze.

Sailor Moon was breathing heavily and painfully as he came closer.
"Onyxious..." she said, her voice low.  "This is a dream."

Onyxious stood up.  "Oh no, Serenity, this is not a dream."  Energy 
gathered in his hands and he brought it down, close to her stomach.  
Putting his lips near her ear, he said cruelly into them, "This is 
a nightmare.  They say if you die in your dreams, you don't wake 
up."

Sailor Moon's eyes widened in understanding and she struggled to 
stand, but to no avail.

As Onyxious brought his hand closer to her heart, Sailor Moon 
squinted her eyes shut, and prayed for a miracle.  A silver light 
came from out of nowhere and blasted Onyxious in the chest, sending 
him flying.  "WHO DID THAT?!" he demanded.

There was a small glimmering light behind Sailor Moon as Queen 
Serenity appeared.  Keeping her eyes focused on the King the entire 
time, she helped her daughter stand.  "Good, always triumphs over 
evil," Serenity said sternly as she and Sailor Moon vanished.

Onyxious let out an angry roar and slammed his fists into the ice.  
He vanished from Serena's dream, cursing Queen Serenity as he did 
so.

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Serena gasped herself awake and looked around her room, only to 
find it just as she had left it.  Closing her eyes and laying down 
she sent a thank you to her mother and closed her eyes again, 
falling back asleep.

Darien was sitting on her windowsill and opened his eyes.  "Thank 
you, My Queen," he whispered softly.  He had know the moment 
Onyxious has penetrated Serena's dream, but he was unable to reach 
her due to the dark energy he was using.  He prayed to the moon to 
save it's child and a soft light has surrounded Serena.  He knew it 
was Queen Serenity, and couldn't thank her enough for helping her 
when he couldn't.

Darien closed his eyes and got comfortable on Serena's window seat.
He wasn't leaving her tonight.

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Onyxious pounded his hand into a wall, cracking the wall and 
causing blood to run from his knuckles.  He cursed himself for not 
fighting the old Queen, but knew what he had to do.  "If at first 
you don't succeed," he whispered, "try, try again."

To be continued...

Okay, so it seems that this chapter had no relevance to the story, 
but you are so, so wrong if you think that!  Don't forget, 
everything is revealed in it's own time.  I'm trying to wrap this
story up by chapter 25, okay?  So I can write six more chapters 
and an epilogue.  Sounds good, right?  *begins praying*  I hope I 
do it!

Thank you everyone for your support.  The first chapter of "Truths, 
Family and Friends," will be out next week.  Again, sorry for not 
getting this out earlier.  I did have a good vacation though!

LOL,
Stef-chan