Chibi Lady Disclaimer: I don?t own Sailor Moon. Any other characters not associated with the anime are mine. Please ask me before using my characters. Archivers: Please, feel free to take this part or any other part of this story. Just tell me where you are posting it. Desperate Part 5 "We will need the assistance of the Four Guardians of the Princess." As if on cue, the inner senshi came running up, skidding to a halt as their eyes came in contact with Serena. "Serena, what?s the emergen?Oh my god! Serena!" "Do not panic, Sailor Soldiers. We must act quickly, but if we combine our powers, Serena will be all right. Do you understand?" A chorus of "yeses" and "sures" were heard for a moment, and then there was silence. "Hey." Said Sailor Jupiter, "Why are we just standing around? Serena needs our help! "JUPITER STAR POWER!" "MERCURY STAR POWER" "VENUS STAR POWER!" "MARS STAR POWER!" Taking a deep breath, Queen Serenity asked Prince Endymion for strength, and then concentrated hard. Slowly, the silver crystal of the Silver Milennium appeared in her hands. Holding it high above her head, Queen Serenity shouted "COSMIC MOON POWER! UNITE!" Great gusts of wind swept through the alley. Paper and cans that had littered the floor of the alley only moments before were now flying haphazardly through the air. After a few minutes, though, it seemed as though it was hopeless. "Why isn?t it working?" "I don?t know, Venus," replied Mars, "but we can?t just give up! There has to be something else we can try!" "We?re not strong enough!" said Mercury. "CHESIRE GALAXY POWER!" A purplw burst of energy was sent forth and merged with the rest of the energy being cast. Slowly, a sliver aura began to glow around Serena. "It?s working!" Serena?s sigil on her brow flared up and glowed pure gold. Her torn blouse and miniskirt became the royal qown of the Moon Princess, and pearls appeared in her hair. An instant later, Princess Serena was standing before her court, looking as though nothing had happened. "Mother. Thank you. How did you know?.." "I am always with you should you need me. Do not forget it. I love you, my dear." As she was saying this, Queen Serenity had begun to fade away. "I love you too, Mother." Serena then turned to face her friends appraising eyes. Still dressed in her royal clothes, Serena was the perfect picture of health. Bruises no longer marred her peaches and cream complexion, her arm was no longer broken. Luna asked the question that was on everyone?s mind. "Serena, what happened?" As she gazed at the concerned expressions on her friends faces, Serena?s face crumpled. Tears fell from the pools that were her eyes, a seemingly endless stream running down her face. Her strength deserted her, and Serena began to fall. Acting quickly, Darien darted forward and caught her before she hit the ground. Then, he sank to his knees in order to place her gently on the ground. Prince Endymions clothes became Dariens green jacket, black shirt, and grey slacks once again, and Serena?s dress faded back into her regular clothes, now in tatters from the attack. Forgetting that she was supposed to be angry with him, Serena turned her face into Darien?s protective chest. Unconsciously her hand began to kneed at Darien?s shirt as she frantically gasped out the story of the attack from beginning to end. When she got to the part where James had forced himself upon her, Serena, even in her distress, felt Darien?s chest go rock hard. Peeping up at him from behind a curtain of blond hair, she gasped. Darien?s face was colder than ice. Serena stumbled through the rest of her story, wanting it to be over. When she was finished, there was absolute silence. After what seemed like an eternity, Sailor Mars spoke up. "That SLEAZE! I?d like to get my??" she stopped as Sailor Venus nudged her. Clearing her throat, Sailor Mars said, "Well, that?s besides the point right now." Then. She turned to the stranger who had helped to save Serena?s life and said, "Who are you?" Stepping out of the shadows, came someone in a sailor uniform. The colors were pink, purple, and gold, which should have clashed with her red hair, but somehow seemed just right. "Who I am is not important. Lets take Serena to your temple, Mars. After we?ve taken care of her, and she is comfortable, then I will tell you about myself." The inner senshi looked at each other before agreeing. Then Sailor Mercury spoke up. "I know she is physically alright, guys, but she has got to be emotionally drained. Can we teleport her there?" "I don?t know, Mercury," said Jupiter, "Serena is in no shape to help with teleportation, and Darien has to get there as well, so we would be transporting two additional people. I don?t know if we can handle that because we don?t have all our strength." Darien spoke up from the ground. "Take Serena to the temple. Don?t worry about me, because I have some stuff to do. I?ll see you guys later." He got to his feet, and spoke to Serena. "Take care of yourself." Then, closing his ears to her cries of "Darien!", he took off into the night. Forming a circle around Serena, cries of "MERCURY STAR POWER!" "MARS STAR POWER!" "JUPITER STAR POWER!" "VENUS STAR POWER!" "CHESIRE GALAXY POWER!" "SAILOR TELEPORT!" filled the air as Serena was transported to the safety of Rei?s temple. As soon as the scouts vanished, Darien reappeared. The frightened look in her eyes broke his heart. *I?m sorry that I wasn?t there for you, Serena.*, he thought, *But I WILL get the scum who did this to you. I SWEAR it!" Ok! This is the end to the Desperate story. I know, it?s sort of a cliff-hanger. Who is the mysterious Sailor Senshi? Who is James, really? Will Darien catch him? Will Serena ever be able to go out in public again? All this and more in my brand new story, MANHUNT, coming soon to a web page near you. Send all questions, comments, and flames to angelle666@hotmail.com ~Chibi Lady