By the light of the moon part 1 By Danielle Nikita1041@aol.com Hiya all, well here is my new story, hope you all like it. *Disclaimer* I do not own Sailor moon, or the copyrights to any of LJ Smith?s books, as the idea for this story came from one of her books. enjoy! ************************************************************************ The mall was peaceful, well as peaceful as a mall full of Christmas shoppers can be. It was brightly decorated for Christmas, with sparkling ornaments and displays everywhere. It was warm, even for the wintry day, and it was safe. Not the kind of place where one would think anything bad would happen. Serena walked past the booth where you can get your picture taken with Santa, with all her senses turned on, and that ment a lot of senses. The glimpses she caught in the darkened store windows showed a highschool aged young lady in a sleek black junpsuit, with long wavy silver-blond hair that flowed past her waist, and cool blue eyes that were as deep as the ocean. She knew, however, that anyone who looked at her closely would sense a prowling grace to her walk, and a glow to her eyes when they focused on something. Serena Tsukino didn?t look quite human, because she wasn?t. She was a shapeshifter, and if the people got an impression of a half tamed lion from her, they were right. "Okay, everybody." She said, touching the pin on her collar. "Time to report in." "Raye here." The voice was kind of high, and professional sounding. "I?m over by gadgets and gizmos, and nothing spotted so far. Maybe she isn?t here." "Maybe," Serena said. "Keep looking, report back later." "Right boss. Raye out." "Lita here." The voice was lower and tougher sounding, yet emotionless. "Still in the parkinglot, driving by the main entrance. Nothing so far--wait a minute." A short pause, and then Serena heard, "Boss, we have some problems. A black limo just pulled up to the entrance, they know she?s here." "You sure its them?" Serena asked, slightly nervous. "Definatly boss. Two vampire thugs, and someone else, I can?t identify what. Might be a shapeshifter, but I can?t really tell. I haven?t seen anything like him before." Serena was worried. Lita had a mind like a library, and there was something she couldn?t identify? "Should I park and come help?" "No, Lita. Stay with the car, we?re gonna need to make a fast getaway. Raye and I will handle it, right Raye?" "Oh yeah, boss. In fact, I?ll take them out myself." Came Raye?s sarcastic reply. "Enough Raye. Just be ready and keep looking. We have to get her before they do. Just remember what?s at stake." "Yes Boss." Came the simultaneous reply from Raye and Lita. Yes they all knew what was at stake, the universe. The girl they were looking for was the only one who could save the world. Her name was Mina Evans, and she was the lost Moon Princess, the savior of all. ~ She?ll be in for quite a shock when we tell her that she is the savior of us all. ~ You see, Mina didn?t know that she was the lost moon princess, and she was vital to the survival of all. The Lunar council hired Serena?s team to recover the princess based on one thing. They were the best, it was that simple. Granted however, they were an odd team, a vampire, witch, and a shapeshifter, but they were unbeatable. Serena was only seventeen, but already had a reputation for never loosing. ~ And I?m not about to ruin it now. ~ "All right ladies, no more chit chat until we ID the princess. Becareful." Usagi said, signing off. Even thought they always talked on a scrambled channel, the bad guys were resourceful. Serena stopped walking long enough to really expand her senses. For her, it was like entering a brand new world, one that no human could ever experience. She could see body heat, and her sense of smell was far more advanced than any human?s. She could smell a Pepsi from a coke across a room. Her sense of touch was ten times that of any normal human, and she could hear both higher and lower pitches of sound that the human ear couldn?t perceive. Not to mention the more than 500 muscles that were voluntary. At the moment, all these senses were focused on finding the one girl that could save them all. "Boss--I spotted her, snack shack on the second floor. They?re here too, got her surrounded, but are only talking at the moment." ~ Oh no! they found her first! Damn it ~ "Lita, bring the car around to the west entrance, Now! Raye, don?t you dare do anything till I get there. I?m on my way." Serena looked around and sighed. The nearest escalator was too far away, and with no other way to the second floor, she had no choice. Crouching low to the floor, she tightened her leg nuscles, and in one jump, lept up to the second floor. As she landed, she took off running for the snack shack, ignoring the gasps and screams of people around her. As she arrived, she spotted Ray watching the three people talking to their princess. Raye was shorter than Serena, but no by much. Her long midnight black hair had unusual but beautiful purple highlights that were accentuated by the mall?s fluorescent lights. Her violet eyes, the sign of her witch heritage, held a quiet fear in them, not for herself, but for the young princess. "So what are they doing?" Serena asked Raye. "They seem to only be talking to her at the moment. There are only the three of them, should be easy to get rid of." "But that is what worries me. Why would Beryl only send three of them?" "Maybe they are like us, the best." Raye replied, Serena just raised an eyebrow. Serena inched closer to the group in order to have a better look. They were nega trash all right, and then there was her. Mina, the princess, seemed to be the girl everyone wanted. She was heartbreakingly beautiful with her light blue eyes and golden hair. She looked almost like the prophesy had described her, almost. Her hair was too dark, but then, she could have dyed it to fit in more. I dont? think normal high school kids could have accepted silver hair, they would have thought she was going gray. As she looked over to the thugs, one was trying to grab her arm, causing Mina to gasp in alarm. All the sudden, Serena looked back to Raye, only to see her streak past, running to save the princess. ~ Raye! Dont! ~ Serena called out to her. Too late, Raye dove for the strange one first, and he knocked her away before she could touch him, wait a minute, he didn?t even touch her! The strange one turned and looked straight at Serena, and she gasped. ~ Jedite! Beryl got a dragon for the job! ~ Jedite was a shapeshifter, and he was one of the best. He couldn?t actually change into a dragon, but he had incredible power. Serena had to kill him now before he got the princess, or they were doomed. Serena reached into the back of her mind, and pulled on the familiar power. All at once, her body felt free as her muscles and form took on a new shape. Where her fingers had been, claws now stood, and Serena relinquished her human form temporarily in favor of her animal nature. Serena no longer was, in her place, was a snow while lioness. Serena snarled and dove for Jedite?s spine, the one way to kill him. He screamed as her jaws found their mark, and locked on. He sent deadly waves of power back at her, trying to knock her off, but she held on. As she tightened her jaws, she became aware of two things, one, Lita had joined in the battle, and two, she became aware that she was about to die. She began to shake Jedite around, causing blood to spurt past Serena?s mouth, and on to the floor. ~Remember me, Lita, Raye. I wish I could stay, but looks as if my time is finished. ~ Just as her jaw was about to tighten for the final time, she felt fingers. They pressed certain pressure spots on her hind legs, making her want to let go. ~ NO! ~ her mind yelled as she kicked back against the fingers, trying to rip out the guts of the person using them, but he dodged the claws and feet. Finally, she couldn?t hold on any more, and she let go, dropping the unconscious Jedite to the floor, and she not far behind. She looked over to Lita and Raye, and noticed that they were staring at her, well not at her, but at the person behind her. Serena took a deep breath, and changed back into human form, bloody and tired, and extremely pissed. Lita helped her up, and she immediately began to yell at the person behind her. He had jet black hair, with bangs that fell over his eyes, and impossibly blue eyes. To say he was handsome would be an understatement. "What in the name of hell were you doing?!" "Saving you from death." He answered back. "Who asked you to, huh? If I had died while killing him, then my life would have ended defending my princess. Now, you have robbed her of her safety, and me of my strength." "I am sorry." He said, lowering his head. " I had no right to do that, but I couldn?t let you die." "Well You should have! I ought.........." "Enough!" came a voice from the corner. Mina stood up and glared at Serena. "Raye has told me what I am, and as your princess, I order you to stop yelling at him. He saved you, and you should be grateful, not angry." "Your highness, I........." "You what? Apologize to him, or you can forget about me." "Yes your highness. I am sorry...." She said, asking for a name. "Darien." "I am sorry Darien. I had no right to yell at you like that, and for my outburst, I ask your forgiveness." Serena said, lowering her head in shame. "No need to ask my forgiveness, I should not have interfered. But I do ask one thing of you." "Yes?" "I want to accompany princess Mina to her destination." "Quite impossible. You cannot possible come with us, no humans allowed." "You will make an exception." Mina said, leaning on Raye for support. "Looks like you are coming. Just keep up." Serena said, giving the signal to the others. They moved quickly down to the west entrance, and jumped into the car as the police pulled up. After Lita?s quick driving, they were soon on their way to the council safe house, that supposedly no one in the nega verse knew about. ************************************************************************ Well, here was the first chapter to my new story, and if you liked it or hated it, tell me at NIkita1041@aol.com Ciao for now Danielle