Disclaimer: No no.. I don't own Sailor moon :P But!! I do own Nebil :) I am going to rate this (R) There is some sexual content (but it's NOT Hentai - I don't um, spell out everything, but I'll basically hint at some sexual conduct.)since this is a story about an evil lust, but you won't see much of that R in this part, it comes later. And it won't be too too much, I promise :) Okay. Here's the deal. Like so many of you out there... this to is my first. And honestly, I'd really appreciate some feed back so I know if I should even continue writing it. Because of course, this isn't just for me, it's for all of you who enjoy reading fanfics :) So please, if you have anything to say about my story, even if it sucks, send me an email : dreemwrld@hotmail.com, thanks! _________________________________________________________________ ~ A DARK LUST ~ _________________________________________________________________ She was growing weaker, and he knew it. In fact, it is what he had planned all along. She was the key to his empire. She would be his greatest accomplishment, his gold metal, his ultimate revenge. Soon, he could take her. She would be his - they wouldn't even know what hit 'em. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<<@>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The nights were growing longer and longer for the sailor soldiers and tuxedo mask, each night a new battle, and each night more strenuous than the one before. They still were unsure as to who was leading the attacks, it must have been the Negaverse? right? It had to be. But it was so strangely different from anything that had ever come before them in previous battles. The demons they fought were unlike any they'd ever seen before. They were out for blood. Serena sighed at this. She just couldn't figure it out! She knew she wasn't the only one feeling oddly weak and worn from the recent battles. It was as if something was planted in them each night they went out. Something that was sucking up their energy, and leaving them tired and slow. It'd been 13 straight nights now. And she knew there was going to be another tonight, she could feel it. And, why not? It's been happening for two weeks already, and they still had seen no main source. Serena glanced out her window and smiled when she saw Darien approaching through the gates. She ran down to the front door and opened it before he had a chance to knock and flung herself against him. "Darien! I thought you'd never come!" She laughed. " And why wouldn't I? I've been waiting all day!" He hugged her back. With a kiss, she closed the door behind them, and they exited the way Darian had come in, and walked hand in hand to Raye's home. The silence between them was peaceful, but they both had so much they wanted to say. Darien knew her smile was tired, he wished this would all just end, so she could be as bright and happy as ever. But no... this wasn't going to just go away. They had alot to think about, alot they'd have to discuss at the meeting today. He prayed silently that Raye would be able to figure something out. She was usually very on to these sort of things... Serena watched her feet as they walked. She sighed inwardly. She felt like a walking zombie. So much had been happening. If it were at all possible, she believed truely her grades were even lower than normal. She'd even sleep at LUNCH time. Molly had said the other day she was really beginning to worry about her. Serena had assured her she'd just been having some trouble sleeping. Hah.. if it were only that simple! She thought to herself. 'It's never that simple, I'll never be a normal, teenage girl. It doesn't matter how much I want that to be the case...' She felt Darien squeeze her hand and she quickly glanced up at him, her handsome Darien. He was smiling down to her, he always knew when she was down. And he knew one of those smiles would always raise her spirits. He stopped for a second, holding her in place, he leaned down until his mouth was level with her ear, and whispered gently, "I love you, meatball head." Serena laughed softly, playfully batting him on the chest with her hands. "Don't call me that!" She leaned up and kissed him gently on the nose, then tugged him back to walking up the stairs to the temple. They were greeted by Mina and Ami as they approached the doorway. "Great you're both here! It's going to take a lot more than just one of us to figure this one out!" Mina smirked, "And besides, I know Raye's grandfather was cooking up some muffins, and who else would finish them off if Serena weren't here!" Ami nodded, but added a more serious tone, "But remember you guys, it's very important that we figure this thing out, my studies are falling behind! I can't seem to stay awake in school anymore?" Serena smiled, "Now you know what it's like to be me Ames Relaax, I'm sure we'll figure something out, we have you don't we?!" They all laughed as they walked into Raye's room, but stopped when they saw Raye standing in the middle of the doorway. "Lita's on her way - but we need to start RIGHT now. Something is very wrong, I know it. We'll have to fill her in when she gets here, I don't want this to creep away before I have a chance to see what it is?" They all nodded, and sat in a circle in the room. The tension was high, they all understood why. No one wanted to believe that they couldn't fix this problem, that they'd just have to keep fighting every night for the rest of their lives. They had to find whoever it was placing these attacks, and they had to stop them, and soon. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<@>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lita jogged at a steady pace knowing she was already 10 minutes late. She laughed to herself as she thought about how Serena must have been rubbing off on her, she was usually very punctual! She rounded the corner, not too far from Raye's place now, but was stopped in her tracks. A dark cloud loomed not far in front of her, molding.. sculpting into a new creature of darkness. Lita quickly moved into a stance and glared at the creature, who was casually smiling back at the greeneyed girl. " What the hell do you want? If it's a fight you better know who you're dealing with creep!" Lita reached for her wand... this just wasn't going to be her day, first late - and now this? *sigh* The things she had to deal with as a scout... well she wasn't going to let this freak stop her from getting to her friends! The beast just snarled and slashed out with it's large claws. Lita jumped back swiftly to the right and lashed out with her left leg, which intersected with the beasts stomach - but it did nothing. Lita's eyes widened as her foot stuck to the monster, she tugged with all her might, to no avail. The monster grinned "Nebil can see Jupiter's fear. You are mine, dear Jupiter." Lita tried to punch at the monster but her arms just stuck to it as well. How did it know her true identity? What was going on? She wasn't in her sailor uniform...she couldn't transform.. She needs help. Lita yelled out as the beast began to glow and form back into it's black cloud. Taking her along with it. Raye sat up with a start. "Lita needs us!" No one exactly understood, but they sensed it too. "MARS STAR POWER!" "VENUS STAR POWER!" "MERCURY STAR POWER!" "MOON PRISM POWEER!" The girls were off, but they didn't have to go far, when they came up on the scene there was almost a complete cloud of darkness, all they could see was Lita's hand reaching out. They quickly all raced towards her screaming her name. But she was gone. Astonished they all stood there, not sure what to do. Mars was the first to speak. "We HAVE to figure out what's going on here! Ami, what can we do?? We need to get Lita back!" Ami frowned, "I .. I don't understand any more than you do perhaps we can trace the dark energy whatever or whoever was sending out when it appeared and took Lita? But.. I have a feeling we have to act fast." Everyone was silent. Staring Mina wiped at her eyes, Serena just stared up at the sky looking for any answers on how to get her friend back - little did they know, it was only the beginning. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<@>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Darian stepped into his bedroom and looked at his sleeping Serena. More than ever he felt a strong urge to watch over her. He couldn't understand why. She was staying with him this weekend, Mina helped out by telling Serena's mother she was staying at her house for the weekend. Serena didn't see why it was necessary, but she had so much trust in him, and saw no reason to pass up a chance to spend some time with him. Darian knew she couldn't understand, but he needed to protect her from whatever it is that was going on. Lita had been gone a day now. And even with Luna and Artemis' help, they still found no answers. No traces. What the hell was going on? Darian frowned. She looked so peaceful but she hadn't been at all well. There was a battle the night Lita disappeared. She couldn't concentrate none of them could. They still managed to go on but it was getting harder, he could see it in them all. Even Ami's grades were lagging, they weren't smiling.. or laughing. Sometimes they'd try to, just to comfort each other, but they were all worried. He was worried. He walked over to the bed now, where his lovely princess slept, and laid beside her. Placing his hand over hers, he lay there, awake, just watching her. A few hours passed,until the beeps rang out on her communicator, another battle was underway. She sat up immediately, she had grown accustomed now to get up the second she heard that familiar beeping noise. She looked at Darian as she climbed out of the bed standing only in her oversized shirt she frowned and dropped her head. "I don't know how much longer this can go on - these battles." Then she transformed, and was on her way, with Darian right at her side. God he loved her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<@>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Raye and Ami were already at the scene, and looked very tired. Raya was spraying fire, standing in front of a fallen Ami. Both weren't looking in their best conditions. Raye had a bad wound over her right eye, little droplets of blood were clouding her vision as she kept her stance in front of Ami. Ami was a sight. Her left arm was almost completely covered in blood, and there was a large slash across her midsection. Her legs were scratched and bruised... she'd been the first to get there. Behind the beast, Mina appeared. "VENUS LOVE ME CHAIN!!!" The monster flew forward surprised at the sneak attack. "Ha! I'll teach you to pick on my friend megasleeze!" Mina ran over to Ami and Raye. The monster grinned. "You are all such fools. You don't understand what is to happen here, how easy you are making it. The master will be so pleased." It grinned it's shiny teeth glittering with a greenish saliva. Raye stepped forward, tired, but as usual, very persistent. "And WHO would that be? Is he too afraid to show his FACE? Why don't you go, and tell your master we're waiting for him!" She'd taken more than a few steps forward, but ignored the other girls plea's for her to return. She glared at the beast. It just smiled wider, "Foolish girl. Nebil knows your stubbornness. You are already his." Faster than either Ami or Mina could see, Nebil had thrown itself onto Raye, enveloping her in it's gooish body, leaving her no room to run. Serena and Darian reached the destination just as this happened, Serena yelled out, catching Nebil's attention right away. "LET GO OF HER!!! And prepare to get MOONDUSTED!" Mina and Ami were somewhat relieved to see their moon princess arrive, but still didn't know what to do. Nebil seemed very happy. Serena cringed as the beast smiled. "Let go of Sailor Mars now!" Nebil laughed, a deep sound sending chills down everyone's spines. "I am not under your command dear, dear princess soon enough" Each girl gasped at Nebil's reference to Serena as the princess - how did she know? Nebil quickly vanished with a still Sailor Mars. "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! SAILOR MARS! SAILOR JUPITER! DAMNIT!!!" Serena dropped to her knees and pounded on the ground with her gloved fists Darian kneeled down next to her still staring at where the black cloud disappeared. Mina and Ami hugged onto each other as their tears fell. "I can't even protect my friends! I don't even know where they are! HOW I CAN DO ANYTHING IF I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?!!" Serena laid her forehead on the cement as the sobs came, Darian hugged her tightly. "We'll find them, I promise you we'll find them." he whispered quietly. No one slept that night. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<@>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He was pleased. Very pleased. His plan couldn't have been any more flawless. But as he glared down the four figures in the park he was filled with rage. He couldn't stand to see him touching her. Holding her. He would pay for this, Darien. Yes, he knew who they all were. He'd been watching them for weeks. He'd known Darien longer than he cared to remember. He'd been studying them - admiring her.. hating him. Soon though.. soon, all would be right. Everything was going according to plan. He would get his revenge... he would get him back... by getter her. He could almost taste his victory! He couldn't wait to taste her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<@>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ami felt like a failure. Two of her friends were missing now, and not a thing she tried did a damned thing helpful to get them back. Why couldn't she solve this equation? Why couldn't her computer trace this evil? WHY WAS THIS SO DAMNED IMPOSSIBLE?! She couldn't figure it out, and for once in Ami's life, she didn't know what to do. She didn't even know what to think. She knew everyone was waiting for her to come up with her usual answers to find Raye and Lita, but she STILL didn't know what to do. Maybe she was trying too hard? NO! 'There is no trying "too" hard in something like this Ames! These are your friends! You SHOULD be able to help them! Think... THINK DAMNIT!' She scolded herself. Ami didn't go to school this day. She was exhausted, her mind was a complete blob. She stayed in bed, trying to sleep so she could feel rested, and perhaps come up with something she'd over looked - ANYTHING to fix this problem. But sleep wasn't a friend of hers on today..., it never came. She wished her mother was home. She would know how to make her smile. Make her get the rest she needed to think clearly, clear enough to save her best friends. But her mother wasn't home. No.. she was alone. She had to think of something... anything at all! This was no use... being home wasn't helping. She wasn't getting the sleep she'd wanted anyway. Finally, she decided to pull herself out of bed, for a walk to the park. Perhaps some fresh air would help her clear her mind? The flowers always cheered her up when she was down, though.. these were very different circumstances she figured anything was possible at this point. She swung her legs over her bed, and threw on her clothes. She sighed as she closed the door to her home, and walked off towards the park. She walked briskly down the stone path to the flowers. Solutions didn't make their way into her mind... only failures. Her friends were out there somewhere.. probably scared, alone? Why? Because she wasn't helping them! Because she couldn't solve the equation. Two days had passed since Raye had disappeared. Three since Lita vanished no- three since she was TAKEN, Ami thought angrily. That bastard, whoever he is, TOOK them from us. I know there must be something we can do. Maybe she was just too tired or perhaps she was just too angry to notice, but she didn't even scream as the black cloud developed around her. She was gone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<@>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serena pounded on Darien's door frantically. "DARIEN!!" She yelled frantically. Darien had been asleep, the first sleep he'd had in days, but he was at the door in a flash. He pulled it open and Serena stumbled in and fell onto the floor, her beautiful face stained with tears. "SHE'S GONE DARIEN, AMI! THEY HAVE HER TOO!" She wept, " I don't know what to do! What can I do?? I don't even know where they are! I'm useless! What kind of leader can't even keep track her of senshi??" Darian was on he knee's now, holding Serena tightly. He wanted to tell her everything would be alright, that they'd find them, soon. But he just.. wasn't so sure anymore. It tore him apart to see her cry like this. He held her tighter still, "Serena, we need to get Mina, and we all need to stay together. This guy is trying to attack us one by one, do you remember when the Nebil creature called you 'princess'? He must know who we are damnit! Serena- Serena, love, we need to get Mina, now. Give her a call, let me get into my clothes" He kissed her forehead then her cheeks, and helped Serena off the floor. She nodded and walked to the phone, and dialed Mina's number. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<@>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mina wasn't there anymore. He grinned to himself as he walked by their cells. They were all alive, of course, a few beaten, but nothing they couldn't handle. They were all so lovely. So fragile, yet lively. But they were all his now. Soon, soon she would be also. For all of their sakes. She would be his, and give into him, completely. He stepped in front of the cell which now held Mina and Lita. He tapped on the door playfully, a wide grin on his handsome face. "Hello ladies, Miss Venus, so happy to see you've finally joined us!" He laughed. Mina narrowed her eyes and stepped up to the barred door, "Who are you!? Why have you brought us here? Where are Mars and Merc-" He cut her off with a loud stomp. "I understand you have many questions my lovely girl, but right now, I am in need of your services." Mina gave him a confused look. "What do you mean, services?" He grinned again, glancing over at Lita, who glared at him. "Why don't you come with me, and you'll find out?" Mina looked at Lita, who was now at her side pulling her away from the door. "Don't go, don't trust him. GO AWAY! Leave her alone, you.. you can't! Leave us be, haven't you done enough already?? You better PRAY I never get out of this cell you freak!" She shouted at him. He smiled, shrugged, and replyed casually, "perhaps I can wait, afterall, the best is soon to join us. She will be all I need when she arrives. You will be my cards?an easy hand to play. I am sure to win." He laughed at the horrified looks on Lita and Venus' faces?. All in good time, he thought to himself, and oh so soon. 'I can hardly wait.' _________________________________________________________________ Well! This is it for now, it's getting pretty late, but! If I get a decent response I will most definitely get another part out as soon as possible. Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed it. It'll probably only be a three parter, but hey, I can't be sure :P!