Star Locket, Love Star
Darien and James arrived at Serena's house at 3:30 in the
afternoon. Darien closed his eyes. He saw the rose in his vase
dying. He felt weak. He opened his eyes, and knocked on the door.
Serena answered.
"Oh, hi Darien! Raye just left. Who is this?" Serena asked,
referring to James. Darien quickly entered her house, and found
refuge from the sunlight.
"Serena," he said as he gasped. "This is James Bond."
"The British secret agent?"
"No, the doctor," Darien said sarcastically. "Of course the
British secret agent!"
"Come on in," Serena said politely. James entered Serena's
house. The three began a discussion about the Love Star.
"Serena, let me see your star locket," Darien said. Serena
said nothing. She simply placed the locket on the coffee table, and
Darien picked it up. He then handed it to James.
James compared it to the Love Star picture. It was a perfect
match.
"It matches," James said. "Now all we have to do is figure
out how to use it."
"You mean that my star locket is the Love Star?"
"Well, it matches the one in the picture," James replied.
"But what if it only LOOKS like the Love Star!?"
"We can do some testing at Q Branch," James said.
"But how do you know what results will match with the Love
Star?" Serena asked.
"Not that kind of test. This test will determine if it is a
weapon."
"What will you do if it is?"
"Nothing," Darien said. "If it is destroyed, so is all love,
and the world will be consumed in hatred. Possibly start a third
world war."
"So it's a no win situation," James said. "Unless, of
course, this turns out to be a normal locket."
"In which case we will have no idea where to look," Darien
said. James laid down a watch on the coffee table.
"Here. This is a communicator watch. I'll contact you once
I get the results," James said. He then left. Darien put the watch
on.
"What now?" Serena asked.
"I don't know." Darien said with a sigh. "I just don't
know." Serena got up, and headed toward the kitchen. She could not
stand it anymore. The waiting, the not knowing. Not to mention the
fact that she could see Darien, and talk to Darien, but not even feel
his face. It was driving Serena insane.
Serena opened the refrigerator door, and got the milk out.
She poured herself a tall, cold glass. She then downed it. It
refreshed her, but only slightly. She put the glass in the sink
"What's wrong, " Darien asked, sensing that his love was
hurting. He could sense these sort of things; he was an angel.
"Nothing," she said, trying to hide the hurt.
"Come on, Serena. You can tell me."
"I just can't stand not knowing what to do." Darien knew
that this was not all that was bothering her.
"Somehow, I get the feeling that there's more to it," Darien
said, concerned.
"Darien, well...please don't take this the wrong way, but..."
"What?"
"It's you. This whole angel business is just too much. I
mean, I can see you, hear you, and talk with you, but I can't even
touch your face! Not to mention the fact that you don't have very
much time left on Earth!"
"Serena, I've got about 25 more days--"
"That's not enough! I want you to be here forever! I don't
want you to leave me," Serena said, the tears starting to show.
"Serena," Darien said as he moved closer to her. "I will
never leave you. You know that. As long as I am in your heart, I
will always be with you."
"I know," Serena said with a sniffle.
"Serena, things will work out. You know that, right?"
"Yeah..."
"Good. I have to go now, but I'll be back. See ya." Darien
faded away. Serena began to cry her eyes out.
* * *
Mina and Lita had just finished shopping at the mall. Mina
had bought a gold bracelet, and Lita had bought a new pair of shoes.
They were having a lot of fun, despite the fact that their overall
moods had been the pits lately. They, as well as the rest of the
Scouts, were all distraught over the death of Darien. Still, they
had to carry on.
"Lita, what do you think will happen now?"
"What do you mean?"
"With Serena."
"Oh. I don't know. I know she's gonna be upset for a
while--"
"Oh gee, ya THINK!?" Mina nearly shouted.
"Hey, don't bite my head off. Geez. Anyway, We really need
to be on our toes. It's very likely that a new threat will try to
take over the world, or destroy it, or something to that effect."
"Yeah, I know. Why can't any new beings come here to HELP
us. This is just getting tiring."
"And boring. Every time, it's the same old crap. Take over
the earth. Destroy the Earth. Blah blah blah." The two girls
laughed. They were certain that nothing new would happen. If only
they knew how wrong they were on that. True, the new villain would
want to do the same things that were getting so boring, but also
something that would be very new.
* * *
Katarina was talking to her commander/lover. He was not
pleased with the progress of their mission.
"Katarina, we must not let the Love Star become functional
again. If it does, then--"
"I know. Believe me, I know."
"We must not allow that to happen," said the man in his
normal rough voice (not quite like Nephlite's, but close). "We must
succeed."
"We will."
"We had better."
* * *
Raye was sweeping the steps to her temple. She had a bad
feeling for some reason. She felt it had something to do with
Darien, but she did not quite know why. All she knew was that she
had a bad feeling.
Raye continued sweeping the steps. As soon as she was
finished, she heard footsteps coming her way. She looked up to see
Lita and Mina.
"Hey, Raye," Lita said.
"Hey, guys! What's goin' on?"
"Just got done shopping," Mina said.
"Yeah. I can see that," Raye said while looking at the
shopping bags the two girls were carrying. "So why are you stopping
by?" Before either of the two girls could answer, another woman's
voice was heard.
"So they can meet the same fate as you!" The three girls
looked up at the roof of the temple. They saw a woman. Raye
recognized her as Katarina. Before anybody had time to react,
Katarina thrust out her right hand, and made a ball of Dark Energy
surround her.
"Dark Energy, TRANSPORT!" Katarina shrieked. The ball of
Dark Energy disappeared, taking Raye with it.
Lita and Mina were still in shock when they were consumed by
Dark Energy, and transported to another dimension.
"Those pathetic little girls! They never thought that I knew
about their alternate identities. And that Sailor Moon is going to
hand over that Love Star, or her friends will die!" Katarina laughed
a high pitched laugh, then disappeared in a cloud of gray smoke.
* * *
James Bond was waiting for the results of the testing being
done on Serena's star locket. If it was the Love Star, then he would
have to help protect it for as long as he lived.
After several minutes (tests never took long at Q Branch),
James was told of the results. Serena's star locket was definitely a
weapon. It was a deactivated weapon, but a weapon nonetheless.
James was glad to know the results. He took the Love Star, and left
for Tokyo, but only after being outfitted with special gadgets. They
were a detonator, used to detonate the remote mine; a grappling
hook/belt; and a bomb defuser. He could carry two guns, a silenced
PP7 and a sniper rifle, which was broken into three parts. As
always, he had his Laser Watch, which was also a watch magnet. Also,
the one gadget that would prove invaluable, was a door decoder.
Let's get this over with."
* * *
James showed up at Serena's house just after she finished
lunch. He knocked on the door, and Serena quickly answered.
"Hi!" she almost shouted.
"Serena, right?"
"Yeah."
"Here's your star locket." James handed the golden thing
over to Serena, and found himself thinking of when he faced The Man
With the Golden Gun.
"Is it...?"
"Yes. It is definitely a weapon in the deactivated state. I
would like to speak with Darien. That is his name, right?"
"Yes, but he isn't...here...right now. Maybe I can help
you."
"If you can provide me with lodging, I would be grateful. I
need to keep a close eye on this thing." Before Serena could
respond, the heard a voice above them.
"It is mine!" Katarina drifted down to James. "Thank you so
much," she said as she hit him so hard that he was knocked
immediately unconscious! Katarina then turned to a shaky Serena.
"Now, hand it over, little--"
"Noooo!" shouted a voice from behind Katarina. It was
Darien, and he threw his infamous rose at Katarina. It hit her in
the back, stunning her. Darien, who was now as Tuxedo Mask, floated
over Katarina.
"Fine," Katarina said. "I'll just kill your friends, Sailor
Jupiter, Sailor Venus, and Sailor Mars!"
"You're bluffing!" Serena shouted as Katarina faded away.
"Serena, I think I know what we have to do," Tuxedo Mask
(whom I will call Tuxedo Angel from now on, unless in dialogue) said.
"What?"
"We have to activate the Love Star. It is our only hope."
Serena nodded, then went to help James Bond. Serena knew that the
fight ahead would not be easy. As a matter of fact, it would be
harder than when she fought Natas. And, as far as Serena was
concerned, that was tough enough.