Hey minna! Again thank you to all of my dear friends. And thank you to all the readers who have been so kind as to email me. I'd love to here from more of you soon. OK in this chapter Artemis and Luna come into play. I got a couple of flames concerning them, so here they are! Just goes to show, I do listen to your ideas. ;) As usual, Stef, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. You are sweet, and kind, and generous, and talented and much more than my words can express. Thank you Silver moon princess, my sweet, SWEET, friend. Nikki, what can I say. You're the best. And Mako, Thank you my dearest friend. I dedicate this entire story (how ever many chapters it becomes) to you, MY FRIENDS!!! JA NE! Butterfly Disclaimer: yeah, yeah, yeah you know the drill. Don't own Sailor Moon. Never have and never will. ********************************************************************** (5:15pm Usagi's hospital room) Mamoru opened the door slowly, for fear of waking his sleeping princess. As his eyes rested on the bed, he gasped. She was no where in sight. "Usa...." His heart began to race. Where was Usagi? His Usa? Mamoru ran to the waiting room, where he found the Senshi. Seeing his distress they rose. Each of their faces holding a questioning expression. "Usako's not in her room! She's gone!" He yelled in an almost desperate voice. "But where could she have gone, I mean it's not like she could have just walked out the door, right?" Mako asked. The gazes of all rested on Ami. "Well, in her condition, she would not have been able to move, let alone leave the hospital......unless...." Mamoru shook his head in understanding. "Unless she transformed. But that still doesn't explain why I didn't sense her transformation. What has happened to our link? I should be able to feel her." Rei interrupted their train of thought yelling, "Who cares what's wrong with that stupid link! I say we get a move on it. We're not gonna find Usagi by just standing here sipping tea!" The Senshi, and Mamoru, left the hospital in search of Usagi. Each saying a silent prayer for their friends safety. Mamoru saying a prayer for her return to his loving embrace. ********************************************************************* (6:00pm The rooftops of Tokyo) Eternal Sailor Moon jumped from building to building. She was very weak and needed to rest. She collapsed, unable to go on any further. Out of breath she sat on the roof. She looked around, vaguely recognizing her surroundings. She was atop the Crown Game center. Where she would spend most of her time. As she gazed upon the street, she noticed Motoki locking up for the night. As he began to walk down the sidewalk, a bright shimmering light appeared before him. As the light slowly died down, the figure of a youma appeared before him. There was no escape. Motoki was cornered. This youma was much more powerful than the last. It grabbed him and began to drain his life energy. Sailor Moon tried with all her strength, to no avail. She would never make the jump to the ground alive. The best she could do was struggle down the fire escape. "Buahahahahahah!!! Soon we will have all the pure heart energy needed to release the Dark Spirit of the Stars! She will rise again and destroy this miserable planet and rule the universe! Buahahahah!" The creatures laugh echoed down the streets. ********************************************************************* (A few blocks away) Jupiter asked in a voice that was clearly filled with concern, "Any luck on the search of her with your computer Mercury? You've got to have found something." Mercury spoke, not once glancing up from the tiny screen of her mini computer. "I would have been more likely to find something of use if I could just find some way to covert the format of these exceedingly long programs. I need to isolate the undistorted variables....." Venus interrupted. "Uuummm in a language we all understand please." Mercury sighed. "I haven't found her yet." They all sighed. Suddenly Mars stopped in her tracks. They all looked at her with questioning eyes. "I.....I sense something. Something evil. Let's move!" The scouts and Tuxedo Kamen raced off. As they reached the area, they spotted a horrific sight. A gigantic youma was draining Motoki's energy. Tuxedo Kamen raced off to help the struggling Eternal Sailor Moon down from the fire escape, as they Senshi tried to release Motoki from the youma's grasp. "Let him go Nega-trash or I swear I'll..." Jupiter began to gather her energy. "Jupiter......." The youma lifted his head, bearing a devilish grin. "Oak......." It lifted it's arm and pointed it's finger in Jupiter's direction. "Evolution!!!" As the energy surged from her attack toward the beast, it fired an energy blast far more powerful than hers. It sucked up the power from her blast, and became even powerful. It hit Jupiter and Venus. Both flew 10 feet back, skidding on the ground as they landed with a thump. "I have no time for such nonsense. I have what I came here for." The monstrous creature threw Motoki against the side of the building. I will return weaklings, and when I do, I hope to find someone more of a challenge to defend this planet. But what should I expect from a race of people who sent girls to do a mans job. See you around. Buahahahahahahaha." Tuxedo Kamen and Eternal Sailor Moon sat at Motoki's side. He was quickly slipping away. This youma had been much more powerful than the last. "Motoki- Sama, NO! Please you can't leave me, not now! I just lost Molly not you too. Please, PLEASE!" He gasped up at her tear stricken eyes. "...w-why..." That was his last word, for he died at that very moment in her arms. Moon cried out. Still blaming herself for Molly's death, and now for Motoki's. She couldn't take it any more. Tuxedo Kamen wrapped his arms around her. Tears falling from his own eyes. His best friend. His only friend. Dead.... ********************************************************************* (7:00PM Cherre Hill Temple) The Senshi, and Mamoru had arrived earlier, and were now settled in Rei's room along with Luna and Artemis. They had been there since the news of Usagi's accident. Usagi's crying had died down now, and there was nothing but silence. "L-Luna?" Usagi spoke softly, almost as lightly as a whisper. "Yes Usagi-chan? What is it?" "The-the youma said something before. It-It said something about the dark spirit. It sounded familiar, and I don't know why." "Tell us Usagi-chan, everything you heard it say." said Artemis. His voice was shaky and raspy. This concerned everyone, especially Luna. "He Said 'We will soon have all the energy needed to release the Dark Spirit of the Stars. She will rise again an-and destroy this miserable planet'. I can't seem to understand why that seems so familiar." Luna and Artemis looked at one another. Luna now understood why Artemis was so alarmed. "Senshi, Mamoru-san," they said. "Listen carefully. There is something dreadfully important we need to talk about. If what Usagi said is true, than the universe is in great danger. Long ago, in the kingdom of the moon, before even you were born Usagi, and your mother was a princess, we all lived peacefully. There were no thoughts of war or destruction then. Only peace and harmony." They turned to the scouts. "Your mothers were the sailor scouts of that time, protecting the princess much like you do today." "There was one more guardian then. Her name was Canopus, Sailor of the Stars. She was their leader and Princess of the stars. Her reign spread throughout the entire universe. She was respected by all, especially your mother, Usagi. But deep inside she was jealous of princess Serenity. She thought that since she ruled the stars, she was destined to rule the universe. She was found guilty of treason along with her few followers, and banished to a distant planet at the far reaches of the universe. But she vowed to come back and have her revenge on this galaxy for their betrayal." "Years pasted and Serenity grew older, more beautiful, wiser, and the love the people had for her grew as well. One day when it was least expected Canopus returned. She was more powerful than ever. She used what is called the gypsum crystal to defeat most of the moons' forces. She also had the power of her love, Nova, along side her. Together they were one of the most powerful forces in the universe. They were the beginning forces of what we now know as the Dark forces." In an amazed voice Mako interrupted. "The Dark verse is tied up into all of this. Wow! Hold up this is getting confusing so let me get this straight, Queen Serenity's guard, Canopus, Was banished. She came back for revenge with some sort of crystal? Is that what your telling us?" "Yes," They continued. "The Gypsum, is a powerful crystal much like the Ginzuishou. It drains the life energy of those around it and uses it as power. Although powerful, it was no match for the princess and the Ginzuishou. It absorbed Canopus's energy, and shattered into four golden crystals. The crystals were sent to different places in the universe, never to be found again. As for Canopus's armies, and her love, Nova, they were banished to a distant galaxy never to be heard from again, or so we thought." "Usagi, You have probably heard of the Dark Spirit of the stars because that is what Canopus is called in the legendary story on the moon. There is a legend that says when the moon is covered by the earth's shadow, and the planets align, the four golden crystals filled with the pure heart energy of the innocence, will come together to form the gypsum, and the Dark Spirit of the Stars will live again. Molly-chan and Motoki-san must have been two of the innocence described in the legend." Ami who had been entering all this information into her computer interrupted. "Luna, if the pure heart energy of the innocence were to be taken and placed within the body once more, could the persons life force be restored?" Luna was deep in thought for a moment, and then answered. "There is a chance, a small chance mind you, that when enhanced by the power of the Ginzuishou, the strength of the pure heart energy would become stronger. Strong enough to heal the person's life force." The room became silent. All were deep in thought over what was said. Usagi spoke up. "Well, what are we waiting for? We've got to try to bring our friends back! Rei-chan, you do a fire reading. See if you can track the youma's movements, or find another pure heart carrier. Ami-chan you try to make a program on your computer to figure out when this aligning of the planets thing is going to happen. We need to know just how long we've got. Mina-chan, go call our parents, and make up some story. I don't think any of us are leaving here tonight. Mako- chan, will you please go make everyone something to eat? Especially Rei-chan. The fire reading will drain her energy and she'll need her strength as soon as possible." The scout's rushed out the door. Leaving Luna, Artemis, Usagi and Mamoru. "Is there anything I can do?" asked Mamoru. Usagi looked up in his eyes. She had missed him so much, and was looking forward to spending the day with him, but her dreams were all dashed the moment the youma stepped on this planet. "No Mamo-chan, nothing right now." He took her hands in his and kissed her cheek. She gazed out the window at the moon. "All we can do, is wait." ********************************************************************* Well? What do you think? Good? Bad? You tell me. Thanks for all the emails I've already gotten. :) Special thanks to Annie. If you ever get anything from this girl talk to her! She is the sweetest thing, and she turns you as red as a tomato. (She is almost as sweet as you Stef.) ;) Till the next chapter, keep smiling! JA NE! Butterfly *Stefanie smiles* Ok, I won't have to hurt you now, Butterfly! No that I know what's going on, you can live! BTW- Haven't I told you to stop writing me stuff that makes me blush! You and Annie are the exact same! Jeez!