Serenity awoke slowly, unclearly, trembling as she fought with her muscles to help herself up from the ground. She glanced around her surroundings, squinting her poor eyesight through the darkness engulfing the deep forest.

'Where am I?'

Serenity tried to stand quickly, her senses coming to a screeching halt as she felt an unfamiliar pain shoot straight from her calve to her brain, forcing her to yelp in pain. She let herself fall down, wanting to curl herself into a ball as she whimpered. She sat up, managed to pull what she thought two petticoats off as she tried to eye the damage done to her leg. The fallen princess couldn't see much, but she felt the warmth of her blood slowly sliding down from the open wound.

Serenity glanced at the sky, searching for her mother planet, her sovereign, the Moon. She noticed clouds were passing quickly over her, shivering against the chilling breeze they sent by. Then, her lip trembled as she sought the light emanating from the sky, weeping, and whispering loudly.

"Why?" She coughed aloud, groaning pain and emotion.

"Why is this happening?!"

Serenity growled as she compressed her teeth painfully, forcing herself to stand upright. She didn't know which part of the forest she was in, or how far away she was from the castle, but she was determined to start walking before something found her instead.

Suddenly, she gasped as blurred memories flooded her mind, crashing against her psyche as she took a first step.

'I remember!'

Serenity shook with fear, glancing all ways around her, searching through the many shadows and darker creases the forest made at night. She shook her head, attempting to bring herself back to reality and away from the recent memories that plagued her mind.

The princess wobbled, walking with very little effort. She had to try to find some kind of shelter, anything that she could hide in just for the time being. Her life depended on it!

"Mars fire,"

The dark haired beauty spun around in a circle; kicking her nearest opponent away from her while she aimed at another.

"Ignite!"

The Martian princess glanced around for her comrades, sensing their aura's close, yet so far away.

'We did good on separating, but what of-'

Sailor Mars didn't have a chance to finish what she was thinking as she felt a jab right into her abdomen. She stumbled backwards and fell to her knees, gasping for air and cursing her foolishness for losing her train of concentration off the fight. She glanced up just in time and jumped back, avoiding a steel sword from slashing her throat open.

Rei narrowed her eyes at her enemies, who wouldn't have been enemies had the court of Princess Serenity had done what they were supposed to from the very beginning: BEHAVE.

Sailor Mars charged forward, swinging her punches and kicks in accurate movement, knocking her attackers down to the ground. She gasped as she turned around behind her, performing a back flip and jumping farther back as possible from the new, looming, enemy that was suddenly behind her.

The princess of fire glanced at her uniform, three ragged claw marks against her stomach, almost ruining the fabric of her protected uniform.

'These things are fast!'

Rei hunched forward, walking slowly around the creature before her, trying to analyze it as Sailor Mercury was probably trying to do.

'When did things get out of hand?'

Sailor Mars remembered their brilliant idea of saving Princess Serenity, how easy it was going to be to just grab her and whisk her away. None of them had expected someone else to beat them to it, the very least bringing an army of its own with it.

The warrior princess thinned her lips, watching the strange creature growl at her, saliva dripping messily from its mouth and onto the ground. She flexed her hand, taking her time to ready herself in case the deformed animal decided to strike.

She eyed the three eyed monster, brown fur all over, glowing golden eyes watching her every move. Sailor Mars shook her head in slight anger.

'Of course, it would be Prince Diamond of all people to try to take Serenity hostage the day of her wedding.'

"Come on…" she whispered, the hideous creature snarled at her, howling at her.

Rei stopped her circling and waited, attempting to feel the aura of the deadly creature before her, it was something she had never come across of.

The beast narrowed its golden gaze at her, showing off its fangs, beginning to charge. Rei steadied her stance, holding still until the right moment to move and strike it down.

A dark blur went by her in an instant, pushing her back and making her fall down in confusion. She was too shocked by the sudden impact to think about what had happened, instead, she glanced at the horrifying sound the animal was making.

Her supposed savior ripped the thing into shreds, spraying blood and kicking the decapitated head away as he chuckled. He smoothed his sleeves and looked her way, smirking.

Sailor Mars narrowed her indigo eyes at the vampire and stood up in a huff, dusting her skirt off of dirt and any remains of the now carcass off her uniform.

"I see you care much of your appearance?" Rei scoffed.

"I did not require your assistance. As you can see, I have everything under control." Nephlite nodded at her uniform.

"I'm sure." Rei rolled her eyes, not caring for manners.

"Now is not the time and what are you doing here?" Nephlite hardened his eyes as he spoke.

"It seems we were not the only ones who planned the Moon Princess's escape." Rei nodded slowly, trying not to panic.

"I fear all this…"

She glanced around her; seeing moon soldiers, deformed and scary creatures of all kind, and vampires all into combat; all fighting one another. Rei could now hear the screams, the one's she couldn't hear before because she was also fighting.

"It will end badly, Nephlite. There will be no happy ending in this story for us all." Nephlite stared at her, then at the battle all around him.

"We must find the others, to regroup and figure our next move."

Rei nodded, suddenly aware of the tear sliding down her cheek. She wiped it away quickly and took a deep breath, following Nephrite's path behind him, determined to find her friends, her lover, and her beloved princess.

"Shine Aqua, Illusion!"

Sailor Mercury hurled her attack against a crowd of moon soldiers, desperately trying to not to hurt them. It wasn't their fault; they were following orders to an enormous misunderstanding. The princess of Mercury side danced away from the swift movements of swords; knew which attacks would not cause death to anyone.

But Ami was pulled back, strong arms engulfing her, ceasing her next attack.

"Oh!" Sailor Mercury didn't have time to think about her next move, for her attacker was launched off and far away from her, she could hear his scream as he all but flew away.

Sailor Mercury frowned, glaring at her blond savior.

"Really, Zoicite! I suppose the phrase 'We must not hurt those without fault'means nothing to you?" Zoicite scowled lightly at what looked like the fragile princess.

"They are trying to hurt you. Need I remind you, that they see you as the enemy?" Ami sighed, shook her head.

"It should not be this way. We must have done something wrong, something we missed, I don't know!" Zoicite growled as he blocked a swinging sword away from Ami, breaking the steel weapon in half and grabbing the soldier by the neck, choking him upright.

Sailor Mercury broke away from her thoughts and quickly placed her hands on Zoicite's stone arm, pleading.

"No! Zoicite!" He growled under his breath, setting his lips into a thin line as he threw the poor soldier back, glaring at his blue haired goddess.

"This cannot be helped! We are at war and you are one of the potential targets!" Ami glanced at the mayhem that was going around them, and placed her head against his chest.

"We must find the others."

Zoicite held her close, tightly, and leapt away. He dodged swiftly, carefully, avoiding any and all dangerous blows of the three way battle between humans, vampires, and demonic creatures. He would have to make sure they found Malachite first. He was the only one who knew where the Moon Princess was now, and what part Endymion was playing at exactly.

"Rally ahead!" Artemis aimed his sword straightforward, hearing cries of an early victory come from the anxious army behind him. He had fought the deadly creatures from the forbidden kingdom once before, long before Queen Selenity won her crown. They were mindless beings, soulless, really. Though, after battling for more than an a couple of hours, they grew clever and mimicked attacks to their advantage. But now, not only did they have one enemy, but the vampires were fighting against them as well.

Artemis sighed in frustration, fighting the feel of defeat deep inside his heart and soul.

'Serenity, where are you?'

Artemis recalled hearing the loud crash, the sudden heavy movements coming behind the doors of the Moon princess's room as he all but ran to it. He remembered feeling his heart fall into broken pieces when he heard the princess's cry.

"No! Luna!"

He crashed against the double doors, thinking he would break them free with his running weight. But to no avail, he fell back, staring at the closed white doors.

By then, Moon soldiers flanked him, their swords aiming at the doors, yearning to battle what was behind them. Artemis stood up immediately, narrowing his blue eyes as he called forth his heritage power from the crescent on his forehead.

Artemis pointed towards the doors; with the blink of an eye, the doors hurled open, cracking against the force he sent across them. Artemis walked in first, glancing at the damage inside the grand room, then running to the fallen body of his beloved, motionless, Luna.

He cradled her head in his hand, whispering to her, praying.

Luna was a beautiful creature, always had been. He admired her ebony locks, her sunset eyes, and her beautiful character as a person. She was his reason for existence; she had been for a long time now. He held her body close to his, he knew she was breathing, but the danger was clear.

Artemis looked about at his soldiers, ordering them to their battle stations outside the castle walls. He motioned towards one of his soldiers, Oswyn, one of the many he could count on. Artemis stood with Luna in his arms, handling her gently into Oswyn's, setting his jaw tightly.

"Take her to the Queen's chambers and advise the Queen should the situation become fierce, I will notify her." The brown haired man nodded and proceeded to carry out his mission.

Artemis had no idea at the time what they were facing, but he still didn't find the need to call for the Queen, not just yet. He prayed to the Gods above him to alleviate Luna, hoping not just for her recovery, but to help him see just what they were really up against.

Artemis turned slowly, hearing a battle cry like none other not too far from him. He eyed the battle before him, his soldiers doing exceptionally well in the fight. But one being caught his attention, a woman?

'It can't be?'

Artemis gawked at the female warrior, seeing her planetary attacks against his soldiers and the creatures of the forbidden kingdom. He watched slowly, taking a few steps of his own to verify exactly what his brain was telling him.

'I must tell the Queen, immediately!'

He turned swiftly and began a fast pace, shouting orders to his soldiers beneath his command to take charge in his short absence. He didn't want to have to run to the Queen, which would be suspicious of him to his troops, and would probably make them worry. Artemis kept thinking the image over and over in his mind, the swift, strong force of the female warrior.

'Impossible!'

Artemis grunted in annoyance, confusion was never something he could comprehend during battle.

'Luna, my darling, please, awake! I need you now, more than ever, my love.'

The woman glared at the destruction in her hand mirror. Her green, poisonous looking eyes stared at the impossibility of what was going on in the Moon Kingdom.

'H-How? This cannot be right!'

Beryl's lips trembled, her dead heart felt very much alive at this moment, and it was being torn apart, piece by black piece. She always knew that being a witch served its purposes, even when she used magic to see things when she wasn't there. Beryl slumped down to the floor, clutching the fabric of the bed sheets next to her for some kind of support as she felt herself hyperventilate, not that she needed to breathe, mind you.

'All this time…'

Beryl felt the oddest feeling, a pain she had never really felt before as she placed her hand against her face.

Tears.

She glanced at her perfect hand, wet with her odd pain, her newest of feelings. Had she ever felt this kind of emotion? She looked down at her lap, the beautiful fabric of her wedding dress, flawless, perfect. Today was going to be the happiest day of her eternal life, where had it gone so wrong?

"What do you think?"

Beryl froze. The glass of her hand mirror broke instantly and shattered onto her lap and the stone floor. Did she dare look at the voice speaking to her?

"I suppose, you thought different, correct?"

Beryl slowly turned her head to face the being in the room, eyeing her prince with painful, saddened, love. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came, just a slight sigh.

Endymion closed the door and walked around the room, arms crossed, and deep in thought. He stopped almost in front of her and then took a couple steps back, staring, admiring her.

"It's a shame, really. You do look beautiful." Beryl bowed her head in shame, her brows knitting together, stifling a sob.

"How dare you?" Endymion smirked, hearing nothing but a whisper come from his fiancé.

"Why is that, my dear?" Beryl looked at him, her eyes red with shedding tears, her skin paler than before, her body, beginning to tremble with painful anger.

Endymion rolled his gorgeous midnight eyes and smiled seductively at her.

"You actually thought you could manipulate the Forbidden Kingdom into kidnapping the Moon Princess only to murder her later on after we were wed?"Beryl felt like a she had been smashed against the floor, her insides burning as if they were cooking on in a pit of fire. Endymion chuckled at her wide eyed reaction, glancing at her once more.

He tilted his head, then walked over to her, kneeling down and staring right in front of her polished face. He let his thumb touch her cheekbone, then his hand cupped the back of her neck, firmly.

"Now that everything is in the open, what to do with you?"

A/N: Sorry for the long wait everyone. I had a small setback, but NOW, I have a huge one. I've some training to do for about three weeks, so I won't update until about a month later or something because I'll be going out of state.

Thank you all again for your reviews, they really keep me going, THANX!!!!!

Disclaimer: I. DO. NOT. OWN. SAILOR. MOON. ! ! ! ! !