Sailor Moon D
DARK VENUS
By: Malaur

*** Takes place just after Alan and Ann. ***

Prologue: Forgotten

  "Isn't this great!" cried Princess Venus happily. "Princess Serena and 
Prince Darien are getting married!"  She smiled at her best friend and 
Serena's cousin, Princess Elisia.
  "Yeah. Great. Wish my man would propose."
  "Oh, Liz.  Please try to be happy.  He will."
  "Yeah? When Venus?" she asked unhappily.
  Before Venus could answer, Artemis and Luna ran into the grand ballroom 
of the Moon Castle.  "We're under attack!" cried Artemis.
  "We need everyone's help!" added Luna.
  Princess Venus and Princess Elisia ran outside and met up with Princess 
Mercury, Princess Mars and Princess Jupiter. "Where are the others?" asked 
Venus.
  "Protecting the outer planets," answered Mercury. "The Negaverse is 
attacking there too."
  "Let's do it!" cried Mars.  All five girls held up their transformation 
wands.  "MARS PLANET POWER!"
  "VENUS PLANET POWER!"
  "JUPITER PLANET POWER!"
  "MERCURY PLANET POWER!"
  "SATURN PLANET POWER!"
  All five transformed into the Sailor Scouts.  Mars' costume was red.  
Mercury's was light blue.  Jupiter's was green.  Venus' was orange.  
Saturn's was golden yellow.  They all watched as the Shadow Warriors from 
the Negaverse head straight for them.
  "Here they come!" said Saturn, taking several steps back.
  "Get ready!" replied Mercury.  "MERCURY AQUA ILLUSION!"
  "MARS FIRE SNIPER!"
  "VENUS LOVE AND BEAUTY SHOCK!"
  "JUPITER OAK EVOLUTION!"
  Their strongest attacks were no match for the warriors.  They absorbed 
the attacks and unleashed them back at them.  Saturn managed to dodge them 
well but Mercury, Mars, Venus and Jupiter screamed, as their souls were 
ripped apart.  They were dead.
  Saturn felt their souls' cry and she yelled, "NOOOOOOOOOO! Die Negaverse! 
 SATURN POWERBOUND STASH!" Her power took out all seven Shadow Warriors as 
the beam of light erupted from the ground, sending them off of the Moon 
before vaporizing them.  She fell to her knees, saying a silent prayer for 
her friends with tears in her eyes.  She then saw Beryl heading for the 
Moon Castle.  'Serena!' she thought mentally.  Saturn ran after the evil 
queen, wiping away the tears.
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  Darien stood in front of Serena.  He had just saved her from Beryl's 
power.  He pulled out his sword.
  "Who are you!?" asked Beryl, wondering who dared to attack her.
  "I am Prince Darien of Earth."
  "Prince Darien!?  I see why she'd keep you around but why not join me?  
We will rule the universe together!"
  "Why would I?  Why would I join someone like you?  All twisted and ugly 
and full of bitterness?"
  "AAAAAAAAHHH!  No one speaks to me that way!"  But Beryl didn't have time 
to react on her threat.  A golden tiara slammed into Beryl, sending her 
sprawling to the ground.  
  Sailor Saturn landed next to Serena.  "You two okay?" she asked.
  "Liz!" said Serena happily, hugging her cousin.  "Where are the others?"
  "Dead, Serena.  Her warriors killed them.  But I got them all."
  "We have to move!" said Darien, knowing that they had to get away.
  But Beryl was quickly back onto her feet.  She sent a black bolt of 
lightning at Saturn's back, sending her reeling to the ground.  She then 
called on her black power and swept Darien away from Serena in a funnel.
  "Darien!" cried Serena.  "What's happening?"
  "Serena, run!" he yelled frantically.
  "No!  I want to be with you!"  Serena threw herself into the funnel that 
Darien was in.  She managed to grasp his hand.
  Saturn got back onto her feet.  She saw what happened.  "SERENA!" she 
screamed.  She threw herself at Beryl, who was about to strike.
  Beryl sent that power at Saturn, who couldn't dodge it.  She was torn 
apart (literally) by that power.  Beryl's laughter filled the air...
 
  "NOO!" cried Mina, bolting up from her bed.  Her heart thundered against 
her chest as Serena, Raye, Lita and Ami awoke.  Mina covered her face with 
her hands as she wept softly.
  "Mina?" said Serena gently, pulling Mina's hands down.  "Are you okay?"
  "It was the same nightmare I told you I kept having," she replied, 
holding back the tears that'd so how deeply upset she was about it.
  "Maybe you should tell us," said Ami.  She was worried about Mina as 
well.
  "Do any of you remember a girl named Saturn from the Moon?" Mina asked.
  "Nope," said Lita.
  "Never heard of her," replied Raye.
  "Is she in your dream?" asked Serena.
  "I think.  The name is all I can remember," Mina lied.
  "Try to go back to sleep," said Raye, putting her head on her pillow.
  And that's what they did.  Even though Mina had her eyes closed, she 
couldn't understand why she was having the same dream for weeks now.  'Why 
don't they remember?  Is it just me?  Or did Saturn exist?  Please..help 
me, Saturn, if you're real.'

  Mina's call for help reached the soul of the Moon as a sphere pushed up 
from a toppled statue.  Inside was a female warrior wearing a scout costume 
identical to the others.  Her color was golden yellow with orange bows.  In 
her left hand was her transformation wand with the symbol of Saturn on it. 
In the other was her weapon, the Silent Glaive.  On the floor of the sphere 
was her royal Star Locket.  Her long, pale pink hair was in a bun held high 
on her head.  The sphere headed slowly for Earth.  'I'm coming..Venus.'

  Sulite smiled as the event unfolded before her.  Her shoulder-length gold 
hair flew about her with arrogance.  The gray general garb was now black 
and it hugged her figure very well.  She looked over at her top captain, 
Rufus.  "Rufus, assemble my generals.  It is time to begin."  Her voice was 
cold and nearly heartless.
  "Yes..my liege."  He left the chamber that Sulite was in.
  "Come, Saturn.  Our battle will begin soon-very soon."

  ***This is my first fanfic writing for Sailor Moon.  I had to change this 
so chapter one will need to be altered.  I hope you like it so far.  E-mail 
me at nmay@kent.edu to tell me how it was.  ***