Title: Silver Millennium Training
Author: Artemis Luna Diana
E-Mail: artemislunadiana@yahoo.com
Web Site: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Villa/3319
Rating: G
Type: Love Story b/w Darian and Serena
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THE END IS NEAR!  I'm not going to let out any secrets this time...hahahaha...Anyways, that 
is enough of me blabbering, so read the story!

Oh yeah, I don't own Sailor Moon, yada yada yada....

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Over the course of the next three years, Darian earned Serena's respect. Sure he was a 
conceited jerk, but he was a nice conceited jerk.......and she would miss him. He had managed 
to do what no one else had. He had given her back her confidence and Serena was afraid she 
was giving him her heart. The Moon Princess would never be allowed to wed a common man.

Serena attended every function she was required to, but found herself being constantly 
surrounded by Haruka, Michiru, and Prince Endymoin. She wondered why he felt he should look 
out for her. She would probably end up marrying him and he was a nice man but.......Darian. 
He would be leaving in three days and she would never see him again. The ball would be held 
the night before he left and she wouldn't even be able to dance with him. She would be 
Princess Serenity and Princess Serenity did not dance with common men. Serena sighed. In three 
more years she would return to her life on the Moon and should forget Darian even existed.

Serena found she could no longer relax and decided to go walking. She walked through the 
Illusion Forest to the cottage Darian had taken her to that night. She had often found herself 
walking to it, but had never returned there with Darian. Serena stood silently staring at the 
peaceful place.

That was how Darian found her when he was trying to walk off his frustrations. He was worried. 
He would be graduating and that meant he would be leaving. He'd be leaving Serena. How had he 
come to care so much for her? I know she doesn't hate me, but I doubt she likes me...much less 
loves me. He shouldn't be even thinking about it, Princes do not wed common women. She is so 
beautiful and so full of life.

Serena turned, she knew he was behind her, she didn't know how she knew, but she knew. She 
smiled at him as he walked towards her. "Hi, Darian." she said softly.

"Hi, Serena. What are you doing way out here?"

"Walking away my worries........well, trying to. What about you?"

"Yeah, me too. Mind if I walk with you?"

"Not at all." 

The two walked silently through the woods, both deep in thought. Finally Serena couldn't stand 
it anymore and she stopped. When Darian turned to face her, she whispered, "I'll miss you, 
Darian."

Darian drew her into his arms and held her. "I'll miss you too."

"I'll never see you again." Serena said as a tear slipped down her cheek.

"I know." He didn't know why he did it, but he leaned down and kissed her. The kiss was 
unbearably sweet and far too short for either of them. They stood in the forest holding each 
other for a long time before Darian finally walked her back to her bunk house. Serena turned 
and looked at him trying to remember this moment in its entirety. She stood on tip-toes and 
kissed him. "Good-bye." she whispered and entered. 

Serena closed the door behind her and whispered, "You're in my heart." She layed down on her 
bed, and cried. Lita came in soon after and held her friend while she poured out her woes. 
Lita tried to tell her she would see him again, after all they were joining the same army, but 
it only seemed to make her more upset. Serena cried herself to sleep in Lita's arms.

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The day of the ball dawned, and Serena slipped into the empty school building alone for the 
first time. Haruka and Michiru's last year and been the year before and now she would meet 
them at the ball. Serena slipped inside what she thought was an empty classroom and pulled out 
the Silver Crystal. She concentrated on the crystal and soon Princess Serenity stood in her 
place.

"Serena? You are Princess Serenity?" Serena looked up in shock. Lita was standing in the room 
with her. Lita started laughing.

"Lita, you can't tell anyone! And stop laughing!"

"Princess, calm down." Lita said trying to stop her laughter. Lita reached into her pocket and 
pulled something out. Serena couldn't tell what she was holding. Lita concentrated on it and 
soon in place of Lita was Princess Jupiter. Serena's mouth dropped open in shock. Lita grinned 
at her and then Serena started laughing.

"Serena, you can't tell anyone! And stop laughing!" Lita said mocking her and Serena's 
laughter got even more out of control. The two walked from the building laughing like a pair 
of hyenas.

Thankfully, this year's ball was as uneventful as the last. Serena danced with Prince Endymoin 
twice before slipping away to speak with Lita. She quickly made introductions to Haruka and 
Michiru and the four spent most of the night speaking of Serena and Lita's training.

Serena didn't see Darian before he truly left and found herself depressed once more. Lita soon 
managed to chase away her low spirits and training began again. Serena's final three years 
zipped by and she found herself packing her belongings and preparing for her final ball as a 
trainee.

Serena and Lita got talked into coordinating the ball and were actually pleased with the job. 
Serena remarked that she hadn't planned a ball in six years and had been feeling rusty. Lita 
just complained about the chef until she said she'd had enough and would take charge of the 
cooking herself.

Serena was worried that someone would need them during the ball and wouldn't be able to find 
them, or even worse would figure out who they were. Serena didn't want Darian to ever know who 
she really was, her idenity just had to last one more night. It just had to.

Serena and Lita arrived at the ball as themselves to oversee the last minute preparations. As 
soon as they could slip away, they went into the gardens. Afte making sure no one was around, 
they transformed into Princess Serenity and Princess Jupiter. They slipped back into the ball 
to be announced. Everything seemed to be going perfectly. Earth's royalty was announced as was 
Prince Hermes of Mercury and Princess Uranus and Princess Neptune. Serena and Lita breathed a 
sigh of relief. They should have waited just a little bit longer.

Serena was dancing with Prince Hermes when there was a loud crash above her. She looked up to 
see the glass roof come falling down towards her. The dancers quickly scattered and the glass 
fell harmlessly to the floor. Everyone looked up to see a ring of men and women standing on 
what remained of the roof.

"Give us Princess Serenity, and we will spare your miserable lives." the leader said. 

Serena gasped in shock, she'd heard that voice before. Apparently she wasn't the only one when 
she saw the rage on Prince Hermes's face. Prince Endymoin stepped into view. "We will never 
let you take Princess Serenity, Jeffery!"

Serena wondered how Prince Endymoin knew Jeffery's name. She turned to Prince Hermes, "These 
people need to be evacuated." Prince Hermes nodded and started sending people out of the room. 
Jeffery said nothing as the room was cleared of the innocent bystanders. 

Princess Serenity, Princess Jupiter, Princess Neptune, and Princess Uranus were asked to leave 
the room and all four refused. Prince Hermes couldn't get them to leave by himself and he 
couldn't distract Prince Endymoin who was currently having a stare down with Jeffery. The only 
people left in the room were the four princess and the two princes. Five stood against the 
many on the roof. The four princess stood in the center of the room, Serena carefully hidden 
in the middle. Prince Endymoin and Prince Hermes stood close to them, the tension was so thick 
you could cut it with a knife. And then the attack began.

Five people dropped from the roof and approached the circle of defenders. Darian took three 
and Hermes took the remaining two. All five were easily disposed of. The next set of five 
dropped, stronger than the last. Darian was forced to take on three again. It was harder for 
him to rid himself of them. Serena knew that Darian and Hermes would be unable to defend them 
from all of the attackers. She looked Haruka in the eye and told her to get four swords. 
Haruka hesitated a split second before nodding and leaving the inner circle. She ran to the 
walls of the room and yanked down four swords off the wall. She brought them back to the 
center and handed them to her friends. Darian looked back to see the four princesses holding 
swords.

"What are you doing?" he practically shouted.

"Trust us." Serena said quietly.

"Since you seem to have aquired more fighters, I'll send you more attackers!" Jeffery called 
down laughing. The next group consisted of 20 attackers, stronger than the last groups put 
together. Jeffery was trying to wear them down before sending in his best people to finish 
them off. Serena and the girls finished off their chosen attackers much to the surprise of 
Prince Endymoin and Prince Hermes. Darian could have sworn he'd seen someone else fight the 
same way as Princess Serenity fought, but that couldn't be true, her style was too unique. 
Still it nagged at him as he fought. The attackers were coming in waves now. 'How on Earth did 
he manage to get so many of his people into the palace, much less onto the roof?!' Darian 
wondered.

Serena fought with all of her abilities as a normal fighter and it just wasn't enough. She was 
rapidly loosing strength. She looked around, Haruka, Michiru, and Lita were also loosing 
strength. Prince Endymoin was suffering from a wounded arm and Hermes sword arm had been 
slashed and he was having to defend himself with his other arm, completely on the defensive. 

Lita looked up trying to find Serena in the press of bodies in the room. Serena stood silently 
no longer fighting. She looked up to see Jeffery staring intently at the motionless Serena. 
Jeffery called a halt of the attack. Lita looked back at Serena, she was staring up at Jeffery. 
'What is she doing?!'

"You can end this, Princess Serenity, come with me." Jeffery said staring into her eyes. 
Serena stood staring at him for a moment in silence.

Lita couldn't figure out what was going on. "Serena! What are you doing?!" she shouted.

'Serena?!' Darian looked at Princess Serenity in shock, completely dumb-founded.

Serena broke eye contact with Jeffery and her eyes met Lita's. "Thanks, Lita." she said and 
grinned. "Moon Eternal, Make-up!"

"Jupiter Crystal Power, Make-up!"

"Uranus Crystal Power, Make-up!"

"Neptune Crystal Power, Make-up!"

Everyone watched in silent awe as the four princesses transformed into Sailors Moon, Jupiter, 
Neptune, and Uranus. "You've picked the wrong people to mess with, Jeffery!" Sailor Jupiter 
yelled.

"Space Sword Blaster!"

"Deep Submerge!"

"Jupiter! Oak Evolution!"

The three attacks spiraled through the room, destroying most of the attackers. Jeffery screamed 
in rage and dropped down. Prince Hermes was passed out against a wall, useless to the 
defenders. Prince Endymoin was not in top condition but still a threat. Then there were the 
four girls. "I never knew the princesses were the Sailor Scouts. I should have payed attention 
to the similarities." Jeffery said amused with himself. He turned to Sailor Moon, "Did you 
enjoy the present I sent you for your first ball here?"

Prince Endymoin became in enraged. "It was you! All this time we were looking outside when we 
should have been looking in! We searched for you for years and you always managed to conceal 
your idenity. I should have seen it!"

"But you didn't," Jeffery said cheerfully, "You know what they say, you only see what you want 
to see. You didn't recognize your dear Serena was Princess Serenity did you......Darian."

Serena turned to Prince Endymoin in shock. She'd noticed the similarities the first night at 
the ball but she'd brushed them off. "Darian?" she breathed. They stood in silence trying to 
accept this. Serena looked down at the floor and then back up at him. "Darian?" she said 
again. Tears began to fall, and Darian rushed to her. She met him halfway.

"Serena." Darian whispered her name over and over, just holding her.

"This is so gross! I knew they were crazy over each other, but this is ridiculous!" Jeffery 
said completely disgusted. Serena and Darian turned to Jeffery just as he charged towards 
them. Darian pushed her behind him, meeting Jeffery's blade with his own. Darian was tired and 
Jeffery was fresh.....there was no way Darian could win. Darian did his best but Jeffery still 
managed to knock Darian's sword from his tired hands. Jeffery lashed out with his sword, 
slashing Darian across the middle. Darian fell to his knees, clutching his abdomen.

"No!" Serena screamed and rushed to his side.

"World Shaking!" the attack smashed right into Jeffery knocking him into a wall.

"Darian, don't leave me."

"I love you." Darian whispered before he passed out from the pain.

"Darian!" Serena sobbed.

"Good, at least I finally managed to kill one of you."

Four surprised scouts looked up to see Jeffery rising. "That attack should have killed him if 
he was......" Jupiter stuttered to a stop.

"If he was human." Jeffery finished for her and started laughing. His body began to alter, and 
soon a huge insect-like creature stood before them. His voice, like his body, had altered as 
well, his laughter sounded almost mechanical. "As you can see, I'M NOT!" He raced towards them 
on four legs, holding up the other two like arms. He grabbed Sailors Jupiter and Uranus and 
smashed them into and through of the walls. 

"Submarine...."

"Wait, stop!" Serena yelled, "You might hit Haruka and Lita!"

Jeffery turned to face them again, Haruka and Lita were lying unconcious on the floor. He 
charged towards them, Michiru shoved Serena out of the way and she alone was grabbed and 
smashed into the next wall. Serena turned from her place on the floor to see Michiru lying 
partly in the room and partly in the next. Serena looked back at Jeffery.

"I will defeat you, Jeffery, in the name of the Moon." Serena said calmly. She called forth 
the Silver Crystal and held it out in front of her. Sailor Moon turned into Princess Serenity 
and Jeffery started laughing.

"How can you possible expect to do me any harm in that form?" he asked laughing cruely.

Serena said nothing, and concentrated on the crystal. Light came forth and Jeffery howled in 
pain when it hit him. He balsted the light back with a wave of his nega-energy. It was a 
battle for supremacy and their could be only one victor. Serena felt his energy slowly beating 
hers back. I can't lose, my friends are counting on me, Darian's counting on me! "For Darian!" 
she shouted and the Silver Crystal explelled more power, "For my friends!" she yelled over the 
screams of the dying Jeffery, "For me." she whispered looking at the dust lying on the floor. 
She heard a moan and turned to run to Darian. "Darian!" she said when she reached him. "Darian, 
stay still, I'll go get help." she said and started to move away.

"Too late," he whispered, "Stay with me."

"Darian, please." she sobbed, "Don't leave me, I love you!"

Darian smiled at her through the pain, "I was wondering when you would say that." he tried to 
laugh but instead he groaned in pain and passed out again.

"Darian, you can't leave me," Serena cried and once more pulled the Silver Crystal out. "Silver 
Crystal, can you heal him?" she asked. She hoped that the words would appear in her mind, but 
there was nothing. "Please! I can't live without him!"

    '.......Moon Love Healing........'

"Thank you! Moon Love Healing!" Serena shouted.

The light of the Silver Crystal encased Darian so bright Serena had to turn away. When the 
light faded, she turned and Darian's eyes met her own. "Darian!"

"Serena." he held her in his arms long after the medics came in to take care of the scouts and 
Prince Hermes. He held her while his parents returned to the room to find him. He held her 
while they looked on, not caring who saw how much he loved this woman.

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