Author: GKnight 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Sailor Moon: In a Search of a Star Title: Something More (Deep under the ground inside of the castle Heryko, there is research laboratory where a man wearing a lab coat stands in front of a giant dome. The dome has various tubes running into it and wires and electrical cables are scattered all over the floor. Inside of the dome is a motionless body that is lying on a platform. The man walks over to a control panel and presses a few buttons. All of a sudden, blue energy seeps through the tubes and into the dome. The energy immediately goes to the body and soaks into it. The man looks up and smiles. He seems to be a frail middle-aged man with long black hair tied back in a pony tail that grows white at his temples. His eyes are an ice white. He wears spectacles and seems to be sleep deprived. He walks over to the dome and presses his hand against the surface.) Jerlp: Are you sure this will work, Ginea? Ginea (a crazed paranoid sort of voice): Oh yes. My twenty years of hard research and experimenting have finally paid off. I can have ten of them ready for you tomorrow, but if you wish for more, I will need more bodies and energy. Jerlp: I understand. I will send my best soldiers down here immediately. Do not take too much out of them....I will need them for later. As for the bodies.....that won't be a problem. Ginea: Excellent. (Later on, Jerlp sits on the throne of the Negaverse toying with his amulet while staring at the ground.) Kinet: So, Ginea has completed the project. Jerlp: Yes.....all is going according to plan. Kinet: Just who is he anyway ? Jerlp: He was Beryl's top scientist until his wife “died”. He then went insane and has been trying to bring her back since then. That is where he got the idea for this project. He has kept her frozen in that laboratory ever since. He doesn't have her energy so he can't bring her back the same. It's a pure shame, but he's a genius and we need him for this project. Kinet: I see. (Back down in the laboratory Ginea walks down a corridor where he stops in front of a door.) Ginea: "Ginea". (The door opens and inside there is a dark room. In the middle of the room is a tall cylindrical tube that reaches up the ceiling. Inside the tube is frozen women.) Ginea: Do not worry, my love, we will be together soon. (At Cross Road's Junior High School......... BRRING! The lunch period has just began. Outside on the school's grounds are Lita, Serena [stuffing her face as usual], Amy, and Mina sitting together under a tree. All of them talk while eating, pretty hard for Serena though.) Lita: I always enjoy this period. Amy: I always enjoyed others, especially all the math ones. Serena (thinking): Does she always have to be such a brain? Mina: So what are we going to do today? Serena (pulling a rice cake out of her mouth): Let's just go to the arcade as usual. Lita: In just a couple weeks, we'll be spending most of our time there.....summer's almost here you know. (Melvin and Molly pop their heads in. ) Melvin and Molly: Hi Serena! Hey guys! Molly: Did you guys hear about the attack at the construction site for the new mall? Serena: No....why? Melvin: The Sailor Scouts were there, and then the man who attacked summoned this weird flaming horse that carried an armoured rider who carried this huge spear. But then these five guys in armour who carried weapons defeated the monster! I heard from Molly, who heard it from Ken, who heard from Mackie, who heard it from Tao whose brothers friend works at the construction sight. Or was it Jin? I don't know, maybe the others got it wrong. Molly: I think you got it right. Or.....well I think so at least. (Both then walk off talking eccentrically about the incident. In a couple minutes.......BRRING! The bell rang again and it was off to the classes. Inside Ms. Haruna's class, Lita was not really paying much attention to her lessons. She began to daydream about the knights, especially the green one.) Lita (thinking): Oh, that green knight was such a hunk! Such ease and sword handling. I wonder..... (Lita then drifts off. There in her mind was herself in a dark blue dress. And then Green Knight accompanied her to a dance.......) Ms. Haruna (screaming and slamming her ruler on Lita's desk): MS. KINO! WAKE UP! YOU'RE IN SCHOOL! REMEMBER?! Lita (bolting upright): Huh?! What?! Ms. Haruna: THAT'S IT!! DETENTION TODAY! AFTER SCHOOL! Lita: Uhhhhh.......... (Lita then drops her face down onto the desk. Some of the kids laugh. A couple hours later.....BRRING! School was out for the day and everyone met in the park, excluding Lita.) Raye: Where's Lita? Serena: She's got detention. She said she'll catch up with us at the arcade. Raye: Oh....well, this is rare. Amy: So, lets get off to the arcade. (The four then walk off, as they walk they talk about things that happened recently.) Mina: I've been thinking..........and I want some answers from Luna and Artemis about those knights. I've been thinking about what happened since....well since it happened. Luna and Artemis seem to know something we don't. Serena: Now we have two things to worry about. Who are the knights and who is attacking us. It can't be Beryl since she was destroyed. I wonder if Luna and Artemis know anything about it. (At the arcade everyone was hanging out and chatting about what happened lately, about the attack or just playing the arcade games. Andrew walked in as usual with his hands inside his arcade apron pockets.) Andrew: Hey guys, where's Lita? Serena: Detention. She'll be here soon. Go easy on her, she's kind of “heartbroken” from her last boyfriend. (Back at Cross Road's, Lita was sitting in her chair in Ms. Haruna's class. Ms. Haruna was sitting at her desk grading papers. The students in detention were Lita, a boy who threw spit balls all the time, and a loud-mouth girl. Lita was there writing down a couple sentences. On Ms. Haruna's desk was a timer that went "tick, tick, tick") Lita: That's the last time I think about pleasure before work.....for now at least. (Lita kept writing sentences, she continued writing until....DING! The timer on Ms. Haruna's desk went off. Ms. Haruna stood up.) Ms. Haruna: Alright class, now I think we’ve learned an important lesson today, right Lita? Lita: Yes, Ms. Haruna. Ms. Haruna: Alright everyone, dismissed. (Lita was the first one to get out. She promised her friends that she would meet them at the arcade. Lita went down the stairs and walked out the front door into the street towards the arcade. Back at the Castle Herko, Kinet was inside Ginea's laboratory with ten troopers. Ginea was dashing around pushing buttons and pulling levers and assisting the troops into their capsules.) Kinet: How long is this going to take? Ginea: Not that long. (After pulling a lever) Alright, now each trooper has his separate capsule that will drain him of most of his energy. I will then transfer the energy into the dome and into the bodies. Kinet: But that will just give us ten extra clones of these soldiers. We already have the strongest army in the Negaverse. What good will this do? Ginea: The bodies have been....altered so that when the energy tries to enter it, the body will mutate and grow stronger to try and fight it off. At this point I will pull this switch here (Ginea points to a lever on the control panel.) and the body will stop fighting and allow the energy to enter. The combination of the energy and the mutation will make these bodies some of the strongest creatures ever seen. Just call it a twisted way of speeding up the bodies' evolution. Also, the soldiers will lose some of their energy but it will come back to them in a couple of days so we really can't lose here. Kinet: I see. Well, proceed. (All of the troopers are in their capsules and ten bodies lie in the dome. The capsules have tubes that run into the dome. Ginea presses a couple of buttons on the control panel and pulls a lever. The capsules slowly begin to fill with blue energy until Ginea presses a button and pulls another switch. The energy then leaves the capsules and travels through the tubes and into the dome where it collects around the bodies. The bodies twist and writhe until they expand and grow bigger and the muscle mass on the body is also significantly increased.. Ginea pulls another switch and the energy enters the body.) Ginea: It is finished, Kinet. The troopers will need to stay here and avoid as much action as possible until they recuperate. Kinet: This is excellent. We can make thousands of these and crush the Earth! Ginea: There might be a problem with that........ Kinet: What do you mean? Ginea: These creatures are very unpredictable and unstable. They can only be commanded by a person who wears this (Ginea holds up a metallic bracelet.). I've already implanted chips into their brains so that they will respond to whoever wears this bracelet. But even with this bracelet it would be almost impossible to command more than fifteen. So be very careful. Don't worry though. While in this dome they couldn't possibly escape and I already wear a bracelet even if they do escape (Ginea shows a bracelet on his wrist.). And they would never hurt each other inside of there.......they feel a connection to each other. Kinet: I see. (Ginea hands the bracelet to Kinet and he slips it onto his wrist.) Kinet: When will they be able to function? Ginea: They need at least another seven hours to rest. Kinet: Good. I'll be back in seven hours. Oh, and make more of these bracelets. Ginea: Of course. (Kinet then leaves. Ginea looks up and smiles. In the throne room of the Castle Heryko, Kinet and Jerlp stand talking to each other.) Kinet: Ginea has completed the project. The creatures will be ready in another seven hours. Jerlp: Excellent. When we send Myre and his troops along with these creatures to Earth we are sure to draw the attention of at least one Sailor Scout if not all of them. Kinet: About the creatures well.....they will not be ready for another seven hours. Jerlp: Very well. We will save them for later then........a little side presence. Kinet: But what if the Kinghts appear again? Jerlp: All for the better, my friend. General Myre! (The tall general in the dark scaly armour appeared out of a portal. And stood ready.) Myre (emotionless as usual): Sir. Jerlp: We have a little something planned for the Sailor Scouts. I want you to go to Earth and draw the attention of at least one. When you find her, drain her of her energy and bring the energy back here......we will not need the body. If more than one comes drain them as well. You are not to harm them....more than you have to. You are not required to hold the Knights if they appear, but an energy intact specimen would be greatly appreciated. Understood? Myre: Understood. (The general then disappeared into a dark portal.) Jerlp (speaking into a receiver): Ginea, prepare several capsules. We are having guests. Ginea: No problem. (Then on Earth, Lita is still walking towards the arcade. The sun is still out and high in the sky. Lita is walking peacefully, humming to herself, until she hears several shrill screams. She ran over to where the screams came from. It was at a ramen restaurant where Myre and about ten of his troops were destroying everything in sight. Lita peeked around the corner of a business building.) Lita (thinking to herself): It's that man from the Negaverse! He's here again! (Lita ran into an empty, dark alley.) Lita (screaming): JUPITER STAR POWER!! (Lita then puts her hand up and turned into Sailor Jupiter. Back at the trashed shop, Myre was still messing around.) Sailor Jupiter (speaking into wrist communicator): Serena! Serena can you hear me?! (At the arcade we see Serena and the other girls playing a giant new machine and cheering each other on.) Sailor Jupiter: Great.....I’ll have to handle this myself. (She dashes around the corner and confronts Myre and his troops.) Myre: A Scout! Troops attack! (The troops fire their rifles at the Sailor Scout. Sailor Jupiter jumped up and avoided the lasers. She easily landed on the ground at a safe distance.) Sailor Jupiter (screaming): JUPITER THUNDER CLAPS ZAP! (Sailor Jupiter fired her ball of thunder at the troopers and four of them went down burning.) Myre: Fools! Let me handle this! (The rest of the troopers cleared and the general drew his sword, lept into the air, and disappeared. Sailor Jupiter looked around surprised.) Sailor Jupiter: What the? (Myre reappeared behind Sailor Jupiter and cracked her in the back of the head with the pommel of his sword. Sailor Jupiter collapsed to the ground unconscious. She was then raised off the ground and drained of her energy. Myre held the ball of energy in his hand and laughed.) Myre: Fool Scout, too easy. (Then the dark portal appeared and the Negaverse troopers and the general disappeared into it. Sailor Jupiter then turned back to Lita. The people there with Lita were almost dead. A man came by. It was Darien. He saw the people.) Darien: Oh no....someone get help! (At the acade the girls are talking excitedly about the new game and wondering where Lita is when three ambulances speed by.) Serena: I wonder where Lita is. She probably got lost or something. Amy: On the way to the arcade? We’ve only walked here about three hundred times. Serena: Well since you put it that way....nevermind. I have a bad feeling about something. (Inside one of the ambulances Darien sat by Lita. She had a bandage tied around her head and was wearing an oxygen mask. At the hospital, in a huge ward, the victims and Lita were inside. Darien was outside on the phone calling Andrew. At the arcade, Andrew answered the phone.) Andrew: Hello, Crown Arcade. Oh, hi, Darien.....what? Darien (on the line at the hospital): She is, Andrew. Lita is in the ward. Here at Tokyo Hospital. She was brutally attacked by someone or something. Tell the others that I'm here with her and they should get here now. Andrew (at the arcade): Alright Darien, I'll tell them. (He hangs up and rushes over to the others.) Serena: Andrew, what's wrong? Andrew: You guys, Lita’s is in the hospital and we need to get there now. The group in unison: WHAT?! Andrew: I got a call from Darien. I'll bring you guys there....come on! (He rushes the others to his car out in the back. After all the girls have put their packs in the back, Serena, Raye, and Amy sat in the back while Mina sat in the front. Andrew starts the car and then drives off to the hospital. He talks while he drives.) Andrew: I can't believe it. I wonder what could have wounded her. Amy: I’ve got a good idea. Serena: Yeah, that’s who I figured. Andrew: Who? Serena: I’ll tell you later. (In the hospital, Darien was walking around the waiting room. He drank a soda while waiting. A couple others were there too, for the same purpose. Then Andrew came running with the others.) Andrew: Darien! Darien: Hey. Serena: How is Lita? Raye: Where is she? Darien: She is in her own room. Mina: Can we see her? (Raye checks with the desk.) Raye: They said that visiting her is okay. (The six then walk through the door. Inside the room that Raye was directed was Lita who shared the room with another victim of the crime. Lita was there in the room in a gown. She was still asleep. The six looked down at her in sorrow. Mina began to cry over the terrible wounding of her best friend. She put her face onto Andrew's chest. A doctor came in.) Doctor: Hello, you must her friends. Darien: We are. Doctor: Where is her family? Raye: She lives alone. We are the closest thing to family she has. Doctor: Well, I am Dr. Rivera. This is Lita Kino, right? Serena: Right. Dr. Rivera: She suffered a crack on the back of the head and the blow was so severe she was put into a coma. Actually I don’t think I should call it that because it’s a little too weak to be a coma. She should wake up in the next several days. But the oddity about her injuries is that her heart is beating but she is not responding as if she is terribly weak. I have never seen such a case and I think that it has something to do with the reason she is so heavily unconscious. I am sorry, but if you want to, one of you can stay here overnight and keep an eye on her. Mina: I'll do it. Andrew: Mina....are you sure you want to stay here? Mina: Yeah.......... (Inside Ginea’s lab under Castle Heryko, Jerlp and Professor Ginea stand in front of the dome. On a table is a glass case that contains what appears to be a ball of energy. The dome is empty, the creatures must have been moved.) Jerlp: This seems to be all too perfect. We will soon have control of an evil Sailor Scout, our creatures are almost operational, and those pesky Scouts will finally be destroyed. When can it be ready? Ginea: Several hours. I will start the process immediately. You are welcome to watch if you wish. Jerlp: I think I will. When you are ready, professor. (Ginea walks over to his control panel and presses several buttons. He then takes the glass jar and connects a tube, from the dome, to it. He pulls a lever and the energy is immediately sucked out of the jar and into the dome. It lingers there for a moment.) Ginea: I have temporarily reconfigured the program to search for DNA strands in the lost energy. When the system finds the strands it will begin to rebuild an exact...well close to an exact duplicate of the specimen. I guarantee the equality of powers, though, so you need not be worried. Jerlp: Excellant. (There was a brilliant flash of blue light from inside the dome and when it cleared an exact replica of Sailor Jupiter stood there, the only difference was that the colors on it’s uniform were slightly different than that on the original Sailor Jupiter’s and the eyeballs were completely blue and glowed.) Jerlp: This is excellant. She will follow orders? Ginea: Yes. I made the proper.....precautions before hand. (Back on Earth, the group was still there in the hospital. Lita, still lying unconscious on the bed and everyone else either sitting in chairs or pacing nervously. Serena put her hand on Lita's hand.) Serena (thinking [very depressed] ): Oh Lita, if only we could realize how great a person really is when they are here to tell them. It always seems as if we can only think of all the great things and memories about a person when it’s too late. Remember that time we cooked at Andrew's house? (Serena then remembers when she and Lita were in Andrew's kitchen.) Serena: I'm hungry, is there anything I could snack on? Lita: We'll be eating soon. Serena: What'll we do till then? Lita: Grab a knife and start peeling potatoes! Serena: But I'll feel like I'm in the army! Lita (angry and smashing a carrot in her hands): Then start on the onions! Serena: Okay, but onions make me cry! Lita: Serena, you’re never going to get being a cook. Serena: Then I'll just eat. (Serena stops dreaming. She then looks down at Lita's face. Serena then starts to cry and puts her head down on the bed. Amy then holds Lita's hand.) Amy: Lita, remember the time we all went skating? It was a great site to see you skate so well. (Amy then remembers the time when all of the group skated. Lita came in and started doings flips and triple axles. Amy then turns away depressed. Mina then comes to the bedside. She just looks at Lita.) Mina: Lita, we were....are the best of friends. But that wasn’t always true. Remember the time we got into the fight that ended our friendship for a while? (Mina then remembers the time they were in the charm shop. Serena had tried to get them to forget about it and be friends again by buying them a charm.) Serena: Come on guys look at these things. Lita: I don't care. I'm not talking to her ever! Mina: Me neither. (Flashback stops.) Mina: But we still made it through....just like we’re going to make it through this. (Mina starts to sob again. Andrew comes next, staring at Lita's face. ) Andrew: Lita, it's me, Andrew. I don't know if you can hear me but.....remember the time when we first met? (Andrew remembers the time that they first met. It was at the arcade. She gazed at him with a sparkle in her eyes.) Lita: Oh....he is just like my old boyfriend. Serena: Oh Lita, you can't have a crush on every boy you meet! Luna: Look who's talking! (Andrew then walked out into the hall. The elevator door opened. In came Ken with a pot of flowers. He walked to the door.) Ken: Is Lita in here? Andrew (pointing to door): She's there. (Ken entered in as Raye just got done talking to the comatose Lita. Ken put the flowers an her side.) Ken: I got Darien's call.....Lita...... (Ken then looked up into the ceiling. He remembered the rainy day when he started caring for Lita. Then he left and sat next to Andrew outside. The visiting people went on for hours. Everyone called up their family and friends. Next to visit was Serena's family with Rini and Luna with Artemis, next Chad and Grandpa came by with a get well gift for Lita, then came Melvin and Molly, last was Game Machine Joe. Mina sat by Lita the whole time. When the group began to leave, Andrew dropped off Mina's back pack.) Andrew: Take care. I'll have Darien come get you around seven tomorrow. Mina: Thanks. Did you call my parents? Andrew: I did. (Andrew then walked over to Lita and kissed her on the forehead. He then waved goodbye and left. Mina started doing her homework. The man across the room began talking.) Man: That is a good thing to do. Mina: Excuse me? Man: Caring for a friend. Mina: Oh.......thanks. Man: I have lived most, if not all of my life by myself and have never really had a friend. I have never felt such kindness that your friend must feel. (Mina stood up and went over to the man's side. The man in the other side was in his early seventees/late sixties. Mina stood by him.) Mina: Well, everyone deserves to be able to feel kindness at least once in their lives. (Mina bends over and hugs the man.) Man (on the brink of tears): Thank you.....now please.....I must get my rest. Mina (a bit happier and pulling his curtain shut): Of course....... (Mina then sat next to Lita and resumed her studies. Upon finishing her homework Mina sat by Lita's bedside and began to watch tv. She switched it to the a cable station. There was the show for Sailor "V".) Mina: Remember this show Lita? We used to watch it all the time. Oh Lita....... (Mina began to cry and she put her head on Lita's arm. She kept crying for a couple minutes, until....) A voice: There is no need to cry, Mina. (Mina looked up. The green knight stood there in his armour with sword sheathed on his back.) Mina: How do you know my name? Green Knight: Only my knight form knows. My real form will just have a steady blur of seemingly unconscious memories. I, that is my real form, won't really know until we meet in person. When I come to, it'll have just seemed like a dream. Mina: I have no idea what you’re talking about and that still doesn’t answer my question. Green Knight: Well, to tell the truth we Knights know more than what you think we would know about you Scouts. Mina: I should’ve guessed you knew about it. What are you doing here? Green Knight: To see her (motions to Lita). Mina: Oh. Well as you can see she’s not exactly in the best condition. Green Knight: That is why I came. When I first saw her, I fell in love with her. So I don’t complicate things I will explain something. The person you see is actually a another human that lives somewhere on this planet. His body is being used as a Knight so the human and the Knight are actually different because he has no control over the Knight. The Knight right now is more like an instinct or power. When he is told that he is a Knight and the two merge, he will have complete control over both, much like you live two lives. I doubt that did any good in explaining but it was the best I could do. Mina: No, you did fine. I....think I understand. What are you Knights here for anyway? Green Knight: To stop an unbelievable evil presence and......... Mina: And.......? Green Knight: Nevermind. You will find out in due time. Mina: OK. Oh yeah, about Lita.....well when you Knights left the other day she also seemed pretty stuck on you also. Green Knight (smiling): Really? Well then do you think she would mind if I kissed her? Mina: Not at all. I think it might actually help her get better. (The Green Knight then walked over to Lita, held up her hand and kissed it.) Green Knight: Goodbye, Mina. She will not be in that state for long.....you have my word. Oh yes, before I go, give this to her when she wakes up. (He then pulled a coin out from under his belt and tossed it to Mina.) Mina: Alright. (The air around Green Knight wavers and her disappears. Mina sat there, staring at the coin. The coin had the sign of the order of the universe on one side and the Jupiter symbol on the other. Back at the Negavese, a hatch in the dome with the clone of Sailor Jupiter opened up. The evil clone of Sailor Jupiter slowly stepped out. Jerlp and Ginea looked at eachother and smiled.) Jerlp: Excellant work, Professor. I think I will have General Myre take it to Earth to see what it can do. (At the hospital, Mina was still there awake. It was about 11 o'clock. She was still looking at her friend. Then the air around the bed wavers and then Green Knight appears again.) Mina: Oh...it’s you again. Green Knight: You need to sleep, Mina Mina: What about Lita, I need to keep an eye an her. Green Knight: I'll do it. I'll wake you if anything happens. Mina: Won't the nurses discover you? Green Knight: No, they won’t be able to see me. There is a couch in the hallway. (Mina walked into the hall and fell asleep on the couch. A couple hours later, a beep came from Mina's bag. Mina woke up and answered the call.) Mina (whispering): (yawns) Mina coming in. (A couple seconds of static but then Luna came up.) Luna: Mina, more trouble is brewing, you need to get here now! Green Knight (appearing suddenly at her side): I'll go. Mina: What?! Green Knight: Best friends stay together. Stay here and protect her! Mina: You don’t even know where they are! Green Knight: Yes I do. Mina: Oh....... (The Green Knight then vanishes. Mina then turned off her communicator and sat next to Lita. At the park the evil clone of Sailor Jupiter, General Myre, and several Negaverse Troopers were attacking the three other scouts. Luna and Artemis were hiding behind the three scouts who were hiding behind a parked car.) Sailor Mars: I hate the night shift fights. Sailor Moon: I wish Jupiter and Venus were here. Green Knight's voice: JUPITER LIGHTNING SLASH!! (Then out of the dark sky came Green Knight with his sword coated in lightning and with it he slashed General Myre. He then ran over to the troopers and slashed three down, then retreated to where the other three scouts and the two cats were.) Serena: He’ll do. Green Knight: Hello. Nice day...err night for a fight? Luna: Green Knight! I can't believe it! Green Knight: Well believe it cat! Luna: Where are the other Knights, we’ve got terrible odds and they’ve got some sort of clone of Sailor Jupiter! Green Knight: Taking care of business elsewhere. I was the only one able to make it. Myre: Troops, Number One, get those fools! Sailor Mercury: No time for talk! (The Scouts, Luna, and Green Knight ran from the cover of the car just as evil Sailor Jupiter’s blue eyes flared and a giant lightning bolt crackeled down from sky and blew up the car they were hiding behind.) Sailor Moon (screaming): MOON SCEPTER ELIMINATION! (The rest of the troops were lost in the attack but the evil Jupiter was still hailing down lightning bolts and Myre and the Green Knight were engaged in a duel.) Sailor Moon (dodging lightning bolts): Let’s finish it Scouts! Other Scouts: Right! Sailor Moon (screaming): MOON SCEPTER ELIMINATION! Sailor Mars (screaming): MARS CELESTIAL FIRE SURROUND! Sailor Mercury (screaming): MERCURY ICE STORM BLAST! (The attacks flew at the evil clone but none of them hit their target. Before the attacks hit her a portal opened and she leapt inside.) Myre: We’ll finish this later, boy. (He then disappeared into a portal.) Luna: How did they get that....thing? Sailor Moon: Who knows. Sailor Mars: Hey, Green Knig...oh, he left. Sailor Mercury: Well let’s get home and get some rest. (All of them then walked off in their own direction and got back to their homes. But back at the hospital, Mina was asleep again and Lita was still unconscious. Then Green Knight appeared by her side, he had several cuts and bruises from the battle with Myre.) Green Knight (whispering): I'll be always be with you..... (He then kissed her hand and left. A couple hours later Mina was still asleep. A hand touched her shoulder and she awoke with a start. Darien stood there. He had a bag with him. Mina then got up.) Mina: Darien, thanks for taking over. Darien: Its okay, now you better hurry up and get dressed. Its almost 7:30. I got a spare change of clothes from your parents. Mina: Thanks. (Mina then takes the bag and goes into the nearest bathroom. Darien looks at Lita and notices something on the table next to her. It’s a note, he picks it up and reads the writings. It says: "Serving Her majesty, and protecting Her daughter's court." on the bottom of the page is the sign of the order of the universe, a teardrop above a crescent moon pointing upwards above a triangle, followed by a circle and a square. Darien puts it back on the table as Mina steps into the room.) Mina: Thanks. Darien: No problem. What's this coin here for? Mina: It was a gift to Lita. Darien (thinking): This is much more than a gift.