Hiya everyone! Well here's chapter 7 of Silver Lining. Thanx to everyone one who wrote to me, and a special thanx to Space 13aby and Usagi Chiba for giving me ideas..u guys are soo awesome. Go read Usagi-chan's story, there awesome, and Space 13aby's when she posts it up. I'd like to dedicate this chapter to Space 13aby, for being there for me the whole time while I struggled to write these past few chapters and encouraging me to go on and giving me great ideas (even if u didn't think they were), you're such an awesome friend, I'm sure Usa- chan wouldn't mind me dedicating this chapter to u. And you can't let ur dad take aol...what would I do without u? =*o( Whelps, I'm keeping you guys, so go read the story now. =o) *DISCLAIMERS* Sailor Moon never did and never will belong to us. *no poem sorry* Silver Lining chapter 7 by: Eternal Angel & Chi Chi Rated: PG Tuxedo Mask went flying back and fell to the ground. The force that had shoved him back was still there, probably trying to smother him to death he thought. After what seemed an eternity, he wondered why he wasn't dead or at least unconscious. Tuxedo Mask opened his eyes to reveal a pair of worried crystal blue eyes looking down at him. He stared at Sailor Moon with wonder and passion as he tried to remember where he had seen those eyes before... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *FLASHBACK* "Stay back Serena!" "Be careful Endy!" Serena shrieked as Beryl snatched Endymion's sword and plunged it into his chest. "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" she screamed with terror as her beloved fell to the ground. Princess Serena threw herself onto his body and cried. As her tears fell, one rolled onto Endymion's cheek, causing him to awaken. He looked up to see Serena's crystal blue eyes filled with tears and worry as he began to gasp for air. "You..can't..leave me..Endymion!" she stammered as her cries racked through her body. Endymion lifted his hand to stroke her cheek. Pain shot through him and he shuddered. "Remember Serenity that I will always love you and.." he gasped, trying to catch his breath. "I'll always be there to protect you, no matter what...." he finished with his last dying breath. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *PRESENT* "Tuxedo Mask!!" the inner scouts cried out as Tuxedo Mask's eyes rolled back and his head slunked to the ground. Mercury kneeled down besides him as Sailor Moon slowly got up. "Is he going to be okay Mercury?" asked a worried Mina. "He's losing a lot of blood and he's unconscious right now. It doesn't look too good you guys." Raye stood there, unable to grasp the idea that they may lose their Prince because she couldn't protect him. But it was much more than failing him, Raye couldn't lose him not after all they had been through and what he meant to her. He was always the older brother that she never had. Darien looked out for her and was always there for her when she was lonely. Raye turned her face to hide the tears that threatened to fall. If Sailor Moon hadn't pushed him down so hard, he wouldn't be so near death's door. "IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!" she cried out directing her anger towards Sailor Moon. "It you didn't push him down so hard, he wouldn't be hurt right now!" she raged. Sailor Moon stood there stunned. She tried to protect Tuxedo Mask like he had done for her many times, but instead she had gotten him hurt in the process. "Sailor Mars is right," she thought, "this is all my fault," as tears spilled down her face in guilt. Everyone stood in shock at Mars's outburst. Sailor Moon knelt down slowly and gently kissed Tuxedo Mask. Sailor Moon stiffly walked away from the inner scouts and the uniformed men, revealing her back, which was torn and bleeding from receiving the brunt of the attack. Neptune and Pluto followed her to make sure she made it home safely. Uranus lingered back and made sure they were out of sight. She swiftly turned around and glared at Sailor Mars. "HOW DARE YOU!!!! You of all people have absolutely no right to blame Sailor Moon for what happened to Tuxedo Mask. In fact you should be grateful because he would definitely be dead right now if she pushed him out of the way. I don't see why she bothered saving him, but knowing what a noble person she is, she'd put her life on the line for anybody. Just pray that those scratches on her back aren't fatal otherwise you'll be sorry," she hissed as she turned her back and jumped away. The inner scouts stood there dumbstrucked, absorbing everything that Uranus had said. Nephrite took this moment to step forward and he regrettably handed Jupiter to Sailor Venus. Venus looked up with surprise, for she had forgotten about these masked men. "Thank you," she whispered, as she watched them vanish into thin air. "You guys, we really have to get the Prince to a hospital, if we want to have a Prince left to protect," Mercury said hurriedly. "Yea, we should get Jupiter checked out to," agreed Venus. "Mars?" "Huh, yea, let's go," she said still reeling from shock when she saw Sailor Moon's severe injuries and from Uranus's harsh words. A figure in the shadows witnessed the whole event. He stood there as the inner scouts teleported Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Jupiter to the hospital. Seeing that there was nothing left, he turned away and headed back. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "My Lord, the scouts have defeated the youmas I have sent out," reported Khanh. "How can that be?? Those six were my best warriors." "I know my Lord, but the scouts were accompanied by Sailor Moon, Tuxedo mask, and four mysterious men. However, they managed to take down Sailor Jupiter and it appears as though Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask both got hurt, while she tried to save him from an energy blast." "Hmm..I wonder who this Sailor Moon is, I don't remember the Moon ever having a scout during the Silver Millennium. She could be a threat to my plans." "But sire, what of the four masked men? Aren't they a threat?" "No no..I already know their secret identities. Those men are the four generals of the Prince of Earth. Prepare six more warriors and send them out as soon as possible." "Your wish is my will, my Lord," Khanh stated as he bowed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Kami, why did this have to happen? I never wanted him to get hurt," Serena cried as pain coursed through her body. Her back was torn up and dripping with blood, leaving behind her a bloody trail. Sailor Moon staggered along as she made her way home, but to no avail. "I love yo..." Serena whispered to her true love as she keeled over. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Hurry, we have to find her Neptune," said a worried Pluto. "Don't worry, it shouldn't be hard, all we have to do is follow the blood trail." "That's what I'm worried about, look at all that blood," Pluto shuddered. "I wonder where Haruka is? She was behind us when I looked back. Oh no,I hope she didn't give the inner scouts a hard time," Michiru muttered as she searched the city below for her princess. "Knowing Haruka, she probably gave them more than a hard time, but I don't blame her. Especially after the way Sailor Mars blamed Serenity for causing Tuxedo Mask's injuries. If I had stayed back, I would have given them worse," Pluto said calmly, yet her magenta eyes flared with anger. "There she is!" Michiru said as she signaled to their fallen princess. "Oh Princess," Setsuna whispered as she picked up Sailor Moon's limp body. "We'd better take her back to the mansion Pluto, you go ahead, while I'll call Ruka and tell her what's going on.." Michiru trailed as she noticed that she was alone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Somebody help us please!!" shouted Mina as she ran, cradling Lita in her arms. "What happened?" asked a doctor. "Our friends got caught in the youma attack and now they're unconscious," stated Amy, while she and Raye tried to support Darien. Immediately before they entered the hospital, the scouts detransformed, so as not to arouse any questions from the hospital staff as to why Tuxedo Mask and Sailor Jupiter needed medical attention. The doctor ordered the two victims to be brought to the emergency room to be fully examined. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Kami, what could be taking them so long?" Mina asked worriedly, as Amy sat on a chair absently looking at a magazine and Raye paced the halls. Each trying to deal with their own guilt and sorrow in their own way. Raye felt the most guilty, for her angry outburst at Sailor Moon and for not protecting her Prince. "Uranus was right, if Sailor Moon had not pushed Endymion out of the way, he would have been dead, and it would have been all my fault," Raye thought as she struggled to keep her tears from falling. But to no avail, they fell like a torrent of rain as she was overcome with guilt. "Amy?" "Hmm," came Amy's subdued reply as she glanced up from the magazine to Mina's puffy eyes. "Why do you think Sailor Moon risked her life trying to save Endymion?" "I'm not sure Mina, but obviously their is some kind of bond going on between them." "Do you have any idea who those men were who helped us?" "I have no clue as to who they are, but once I get home, I'll scan them through my computer." "Ohh, Amy," Mina sobbed as she could no longer hide her emotions. "What..if they don't...pull through? What if..Endymion..dies?" she stammered as she sobbed into Amy's shoulders. "I don't know.." Amy whispered as she held onto Mina for dear life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Will she be alright?" "I think so Ruka." "Thank Kami," breathe Haruka with relief. "Once I get my hands on those Nega creeps, they're gonna wish they never heard of the Sailor Scouts....not to mention that damn Sailor Mars..." "Now Haruka, getting pissed off won't help the Princess get any better," Michiru said as she finished bandaging Serena. "By the way, what took you so long to follow us?" "I was giving the inner scouts a piece of my mind, especially that Sailor Mars. I don't see what's so special about that Tuxedo Mask anyways, our Princess, the messiah of light, puts herself in danger for that lowlife," Haruka growled. *Chi Chi: I know I'm making Darien look REALLY bad, but Haruka's pissed, and when she's pissed, she's pissed, hehe...but that's because she doesn't know he's the Prince, so sorry to anyone who's offended, so am I cuz Darien is sooo FINE....why the hell does he have to be an anime??? =o**(* "You know she can't stand to see anyone hurt Ruka." "I know, I know," she sighed, "but why does she have to put her life on the line? We're suppose to be protecting her, not the other way around." "Anyways, who do you think these scouts are? And those men Haruka?" "I don't know, but I someone who will," Haruka said, as the elegant Sailor Pluto appeared out of a portal. "You know I cannot give out that kind of information Haruka," Pluto replied as she powered down. "How is she?" Setsuna whispered as she held Serena's clammy hand. "She'll be fine, she just needs to rest." "Has anybody called Darien to inform him about Serena?" "It's not like we can tell him Serena is Sailor Moon and that she got hurt protecting Tuxedo Mask," Haruka answered." "Call his cell phone and just tell him Serena's down with a cold and that we're taking care of her," Setsuna replied slightly annoyed. Her impeccable manners stopped her before she could say "DUH!" but it was written in her eyes, causing Haruka to smirk. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Bringgg...bringgg." "What, huh?" Raye stuttered as she reached into her purse and pulled out Darien's cell phone. "Hello?" "Umm.." "where have I heard that voice before," thought Haruka. "Ahem hello, is Darien there?" "No, I'm sorry, but he's been in a terrible accident. Who may I ask is calling?" "Um, I'm a friend of Serena's and I wanted to let Darien know she's with me.." Haruka said. "Serena's with you? Oh Kami, she'll go ballistic when she hears Darien's unconscious." "Well I just won't let her know then," replied Haruka. "Thanks a lot, bye." "Good-bye." "Won't let me know what?" Serena said as she groggily got up. "Rena what are you doing? You have to stay in bed and rest." "NO, I want to know what Haruka's hiding from me." "Rena, don't worry about it, I'll tell you after you've gotten some sleep." "Sailor Uranus..." Serena growled with an edge. Haruka knew that voice and when Serena used it, she always got what she wanted. "That was Raye, she told me that Darien's in the hospital.." "In the hospital!?" she shrieked as she tried to get out of bed. "Where do you think you're going?" asked Haruka in alarm. "To the hospital, where else?" "Not in your condition, Rena, please you need to rest." "I'm sorry but I can't, I need to be there for Darien, please you have to understand," Serena whispered with pleading eyes. Haruka looked at Michiru and Setsuna, and sighed with defeat. "Alright, but I'm driving you there." "Thank you Haruka you the best!" Serena said as Michiru and Setsuna helped her up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Amy, Mina, and Raye looked up to see a doctor approaching them. "How are they?" "Are they going to make it?" "You guys, let the doctor speak," Amy said. "Thank you," the doctor said as he threw Amy a grateful look. "You're friend, Lita Kino, has woken up and is now resting. She's has a few fractured ribs, but with the proper rest, she should heal properly. Darien Chiba on the otherhand, isn't as lucky.." The girls gasped and stared with disbelief, not wanting to believe that their Prince was dead. Mina spoke up, bringing everyone back to reality. "Is he dead..?" she whispered. "No, he is not.." the doctor paused, seeing their faces light up with hope, "but he's slipped into a coma, and if he does not awaken in the next 24 hours, I'm afraid we'll lose him." "NOO!!" came the anguish cry. Everyone looked up to see Serena with tears spilling down her face, as she sunk to the floor, but was caught by a blonde haired man. "I'm so sorry Miss," the doctor said. The doctor was shocked to see such sadness in her eyes, "She must really care for this man," he thought. "Would you like to see him?" he asked with sympathy. Serena nodded her head, unable to speak. She looked over at the girls and noticed that Lita wasn't with them. "Where's Lita?" she asked weakly. Mina turned away, but her tears did not go unnoticed to Serena. "Lita and Darien got caught up in the youma attack at the park, but she'll be okay," answered Raye. Serena looked at the girls with sympathy as the doctor led her to the intensive care unit. "Darien has to pull through, he just has to.." Raye murmured to nobody in particular. "Are you okay Miss?" Raye and the others looked up to see the blonde hair man who had caught Serena. "Who are you?" Raye asked suspiciously, sensing strange vibes coming from Haruka. "I'm Serena's friend, I believe we met over the phone." "I see you told Serena about Darien." "Well I didn't have much of a choice, she overheard our conversation and made me tell her." "What Serena ordering someone like you around?" Raye asked in disbelief. "You shouldn't underestimate her, Serena's a strong person," Haruka said as she walked away. "Those girls, they seem so familiar. And I've heard that attitude before, but where?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Serena quietly walked into the room. She gasped at his limp, frail body laying there. Serena pulled over a chair and grasped his hand, surprised at how cold it was. "Oh Darien.." she murmured. "You have to get better, please, you can't leave me not now. I don't know what I would do without you," she whispered as she caressed his cheek. Darien groaned in response to her touch. "Huh?" Serena looked in wonder as Darien began to glow in a golden light. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Princess? Princess, where are you?" "I am here my beloved Prince, but I cannot stay long." "Please Princess, I want to be with you...I need to be with you," Darien pleaded. "Endy, we will be together, that I promise you, but in order for us to be together, you need to find the Silver crystal so that I may be freed." "Please Endymion, find the crystal so we can be one.." she faded. "NOOOO!!! Come back please," he cried as he fell sobbing to his knees. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "NOOOO!!!" Darien cried out as he thrashed in his bed. Serena held his hand and stroked his cheek, trying to calm him down. The intensity of the golden light increased into a blinding white light. Serena shielded her eyes until the light passed. She looked down at Darien as he calmed down and resumed a normal breathing. Serena buzzed the nurse, but instead the doctor came in. "Can you check up on him? I think something's happened." "Of course," the gray haired doctor said as he checked Darien's vital signs. "Oh my.." he gasped. "What? What is it?" "He's out of a coma, in fact he's completely healed, he just needs rest," the doctor said in wonder. "Thank Kami," Serena said as she looked down at Darien with love. "Wait, how can this be possible..I don't love him do I? I can't though, I love Endymion, but there's something about you Darien, I just don't know..." Serena thought with a sigh. She looked up to see Raye, Mina, and Amy walk in with relief written all over there faces. "Oh Darien," Raye whispered as she took his unoccupied hand and looked at him lovingly. Serena felt a twinge of jealousy. "But why, why would I be jealous of Raye even if there was something going on between them." But unbeknown to Serena, the love Raye felt for Darien was a sisterly love and nothing more. "Bringg...bringg.." The girls looked up to see Serena open up her cell phone. "Hello?" "Princess, there is another attack and we need Sailor Moon." "Is there anybody else there?" "No, just Pluto, Neptune, and I." "I'll be there as soon as possible," Serena said with worry. Serena looked at the girls' curious faces. "I'm sorry I really have to go, one of my friends is having an emergency and she needs me there." "We understand," said Amy with a smile. "When Darien wakes up, give him my love, and tell him that I'll be back soon." "Okay," Raye said. Mina sat in the chair that Serena left unoccupied. "Let's see what's on TV Oh no..." she trailed. "What??" Raye and Amy asked in alarm. "Another youma attack. We've got to go and stop them." "What about Darien and Lita?" "Don't worry they'll be safe here, and they need to rest," answered Amy. "Transform now!" commanded an already transformed Mina. "Mars Power!" "Mercury Power!" The three soldiers jumped out of the hospital window before they could see the worried look on Darien's face as he opened his eyes. He struggled to get up, feeling weak from being in a coma. "Gotta help them," he said as he transformed and leapt out of the window. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Deep Submerge!" Neptune cried out her attack at an advancing youma. "Damn," she muttered seeing that it had no effect. "Neptune, let's double team it," Uranus shouted. Nodding her head, she called upon her powers and watched as it combined with Uranus's world shaking. The vast amount of energy blew the youma back and dusted it. The duo gave each other a smile as they went to take on other youmas. Sailor Moon came upon the scene and saw her scouts still standing in one piece. "Thank Kami," she whispered as she saw the four uniformed men join in the fight and take on two youmas, while the outer scouts took on another one. "Two left, damn where are those inner scouts?" she thought, as she jumped into battle. Sailor Moon jumped kick a metal looking youma taking out all her frustration on it. She was too busy kicking it's butt to notice another youma lurking behind her. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sailor Mars surveyed the scene and saw all youmas being taken care of except one. It was hidden from view, but looked about ready to attack..Sailor Moon. "Oh no," she cried. Venus and Mercury looked at her in alarm as Mars began to run towards Sailor Moon. "Sailor Moon, watch out," Mars screamed, sensing deja vu. Sailor Moon turned around quickly as saw the daggers coming at her at lightening speed. "Oh Kami," she thought as she squeezed her eyes shut tightly and waited for the daggers to pierce her. The outer scouts looked on with horror and fear for they could do nothing to save their Princess. Even the generals were frozen in fear, knowing they could not save Sailor Moon. "Good bye everyone, my loyal scouts. I'm soo sorry, that I could never find you guys," as she said her farewells to the outer scouts and her missing court. "And I will always love you Endy.." she said as the daggers were a mere feet away. "Huh?" she said as she felt familiar strong arm embracing her instead of sharp piercing daggers. Sailor Moon looked up and gazed at the turbulent blue eyes that met hers. "Thank you," she whispered as she fainted in his arms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ wow, I did it yay!! I didn't think I could get in chapter 7, but after everyone asked me to send in another chapter, I couldn't disappoint u guys. =o) Thank you everyone who has written me with your wonderful comments. Unfortunately, I don't think there will be a chapter out next weekend, because I'm going away on vacation, but Usa-chan should be coming back this weekend or something, so she might write up chapter 8 if she has time..I dunno, I can't really say. But don't worry, I think Silver Lining is almost finished (I hope) probably a couple more chapters. Thanx again and see u all soon. Chibiusa9@aol.com usako9@hotmail.com much love, Chi Chi