Chapter 1: Dreams to Dreams

Serena stirred from her slumber to the sound of an angelic voice. Her cerulean eyes opened slowly expecting to see her alarm clock sitting on the nightstand. Instead her vision cleared to see a vast space of whites and silvers.

Startled by her surrounds, the blonde sat up. She expected to see her precious cat and guardian Luna at the foot of her twin bed not satin white sheets on the king size bed. Looking down she was dressed in a white and gold night gown, not the purple pajamas with crescent moons that she dressed in every night.

Serena rubbed the sides of her temples. Never again will I eat strawberry pop rocks mixed with soda pop, chocolate covered caramels, and four slices of red velvet cake before bed again.

Not knowing where she was at the moment didn't stop her from wanting to know who was singing. Stepping down off the platform, her feet touched the coldness of the marble floors as she walked out of the grand bedroom.

It seemed like her feet knew exactly where to go as she gracefully walked down the hallway; the volume of the singing became louder.

She suddenly stopped in front of a door. Twisting the golden handle, she was engulfed by the brightness of the room. Stepping inside, the room was very different from the one she had exited. There were splashes of green, blue, pink, purple, red, and yellow throughout the room.

She didn't take long to observe the room as she found the person in possession of the most beautiful voice she had ever heard.

Her back faced her as the woman brushed her dark hair in front of the mirror. She swayed her hips back and forth along with the soft tune, her long white dress moved along with her.

Serena watched as she stopped in mid-brush, the singing ceased as she looked over her shoulder. The blonde's eyes widen when she realized the woman was a teen. Around her age and she looked a lot like herself.

The unknown girl's blue eyes smiled at her, she turned a little more, giving Serena a better view of her apparel; a gown only worn by the royal family.

"I'm sorry." Serena eyes traveled back to the teen's face who was smiling back at her. "Did I wake you, Mama?"

Serena's eyes popped open as she moved to sit up. Looking around, she was relieved that she was back in her old room, in her own bed, wearing her favorite pajamas. At the foot of her bed, Luna purred in a curled ball.

Scrubbing her hands over her face, she sighed. The dream was so vivid. She figured that she was in the Moon Kingdom and that she took on the place of her future self, but who was that girl? She called her mama. Was it Rini? It had to of been. Rini was her and Darien's only child. But she was older, and her hair was darker.

Maybe she was sick of having pink hair and decided to dye it. Serena concluded. Not wanting to dwell on the matter any further; her head was hurting enough as it was.

"Serena?" Luna stretched out, exposing her claws. She let out a big yawn. "My, isn't this a pleasant surprise. You're up before noon."

"Yeah?" she looked over at her clocked and groaned. It was 7:56 in the morning. She had never seen anything before eleven during the summer without an alarm.

"Well, it's good practice when you start school again." Luna lectured; pouncing down she began to leave the room, hoping to find fresh milk for breakfast.

"Hey Luna?" Her mistress stopped her midway.

"Yes," she sat down at the doorway. "What is it?"

"Rini is my only child, right?" Luna gave her a puzzled look.

"Why, yes. What would make you think she wasn't?"

Serena opened her mouth, then thought about it and decided again it. "It's nothing." She shook her head. "Just a funny dream. Forget I asked."

Luna sat a second longer, her cherry red eyes observing the girl's body language. "Well, all right then. Since you're up, you might as well start the day. Aren't you meeting the girls to go shopping today?"

She nodded, remembering that she and her girlfriends had made plans to hang out before the summer had ended. They hadn't spent much time together this year, so she was excited to see them.

She followed her feline's footsteps, making her leave for the bathroom. The thought of the dream faded away.

Seven figures bowed in front of their master cloaked in darkness. Each of them had been summoned by him personally for a special task, one that was unknown to them.

"I am pleased that all of you have taken my invitation." His voice echoed ominously though the dark cavern.

"Of course sire." One of the seven cooed softly.

"We would do anything for you." another spoke. "But may I ask why you have asked us here, and to earth no less?"

The shadow shifted in his throne. Leaning out of the darkness, he descended down the stairs to his minions. Nothing was shown to them but the white mask that covered his face as the rest of his body was covered in a black robe.

Shaken that he was showing his presence to them, the one in red elbowed her inquisitive companion in the ribs causing her yelp in pain.

"Now, now ladies; there is no need to fight amongst yourselves." He mocked. "I called you forth because you're the strongest in my kingdom and I am in need of your services. Now that I am at the throne, I feel the need to expand my kingdom and what better place than this inferior planet."

His servants nodded in understanding. "But there are still some pesky rodents that need to be exterminated: those Sailor Scouts."

A small collected gasp escaped through their lips.

"We are honored that you have chosen us for a task such as this." The one in blue responded humbly.

"So what is it that you want? The Imperial Crystal that is in their possession?"

"No, that jewel serves me no purpose. No." he repeated, "what I want are those meddling girls gone. By any means necessary."

"Many before us have tried, some came awfully close, but all have failed." The shadow walked over to the one that spoke. Slowly, a crippled hand emerged from underneath his cloak. He touched her face.

"So are you saying that you cannot completely my task?" He gripped her chin so that she couldn't look away from his hidden gaze.

"N-no. But it will be a-a challenge." She stammered.

"I'm always hungry for a challenge." Her companion suddenly said.

Letting go of his prey, he slowly walked back in the middle, glancing as each of them.

"If you complete the mission, I promise that you will all be handsomely rewarded. Anything that you ask for will be yours." He fell silent, watching as each of their eyes lit up with excitement.

"However, I don't tolerate failures and those who do will be eliminated…immediately." His voice boomed, emphasizing his point. "Am I clear?"

"Yes sir." They said in unison before vanishing.

"Do you think they will win? After all we are talking about the infamous Sailor Scouts." The woman who had witnessed the whole meeting spoke from behind him.

"No." he said without turning. "They won't defeat them. But they will be strong enough to weaken them." Now he turned to the beautiful woman, sweeping her hair from her youthful face. He was enticed by her blue eyes that stared boldly at him.

"And once they are weakened, you will be there to finish the job." The woman smiled wickedly.

"Then Earth will become yours."

"Then Earth will become ours."

Serena played with the pleats of her high waist skirt as she sat on the bench in the park waiting for her friends to arrive.

"Where are they?" her pink haired daughter whined anxiously. Her small legs swung repeatedly as she fiddled with the clasps of her jumper.

"They should be…."

"AAAAHHHHHHH!" Instinctively Serena jumped to feet when Rini screamed. But she looked in the direction that the girl was running in to see why.

"Trista!" Rini jumped into her caregiver's arms, giving her a big hug.

"Has hell frozen over?" the raven smiled as Serena walked over to them. "Serena is here before we are?"

"Shut up Raye." The blonde laughed as she hugged one of her closest friends. "I wasn't expected you three to be here too." She gestured to Amara, Michelle, and Trista, the three scouts usually distanced themselves from the others.

"We ran into them by chance and decided to tag alone." Michelle explained. Serena smiled happy to see everyone.

"Serena, I love your outfit." Mina praised her as she played with the yellow ruffles of her blouse. "It's a little off from your regular style."

"Yeah." Their friend blushed at their gazed and compliments. "Mom brought it for me for my birthday."

"A huge upgrade from those kiddy clothes you wear." Amara scoffed at her earning a punch in the arm from her girlfriend. "I was joking." She defended her comment when Michelle glared at her.

"So what was the plan for today?" Trista asked, easing the awkward tension.

"Well, we did plan to go shopping. But," Serena began when Amara groaned softly. "Since you all are here, how about we just grab something to eat and play catch up?"

"Sounds good to me!" Lita agreed. "Your choice Serena."

"Ok." As those words left the blonde's mouth, her friends felt that they would regret giving her the opinion of choosing where they would dine.

"Wow, Serena! You've seriously surprised me with your pick." Raye commented as she looked over the wide selection of food on the menu.

"Yeah, I thought you were going to pick some burger joint on the corner. Not some decent middle-class restaurant." Amara jokingly said.

"You two can shove it." Serena retorted, slightly insulted. But she knew that they meant well. "Darien introduced me to this place awhile back. Their chocolate cake just melts in your mouth." Her girlfriends laughed at her teary eyed expression as she thought about the dessert.

"Thank God you haven't changed too much." The tall brunette laughed. "It's been a lot time. I missed you guys."

"Yeah! How was everyone's vacations?" Mina asked. "Who wants to begin?"

"How about you Mina, since you're so excited to tell us your visit to England." Amy laughed at the other blonde. Everyone waited until they placed their orders before listening to stories.

"England was amazing! I miss home soo much!" Mina exclaimed. "My family's good. Everyone was excited to see me and staying longer after the volleyball championship game made it all the more better."

"Speaking of which, how did that go?" Raye asked.

"Oh," Mina's smiled dimmed a bit. "We won!" she threw her arms up enthusiastically. Amy hushed her quietly when other patrons turned at their section. "Oh, sorry." She blushed.

"Congratulations!" Serena praised as the others applauded.

"Thank you, thank you." Mina bowed in her chair. "But did you think we would lose. I mean, with me on the team."

"Watch it Amara, her head is getting bigger by the second." Raye mocked a whisper. "Wanna pin to pop it?"

"That would be appreciated."

"Hey!" Everyone began to laugh at their antics.

"So, how was your trip to America?" Amy asked the question to Michelle and Amara

"Amazing. Everything was amazing." Michelle swooned.

"But you two went at different times right?"

"Yes. I went first to train with the orchestra for ten weeks and traveled from coast to coast performing."

"And I got the opportunity to drive in the Indy 500 race." Amara puffed out her chest proudly. "I didn't get to compete, but the experience was priceless."

"That's awesome." Serena said. She was cut short when the waiter came back with their food.

"Amy, you worked at the hospital this summer right?" the dirty blonde tomboy looked between the two who nodded in agreement.

"Yes, at the hospital treating patients with incurable diseases." The blue haired girl explained as she sampled her food; pleased with the choice that she made.

"That must have been awful. " Raye's face expressed pain and sadness. "You had to watch some of them die?"

"Yes. It was heartbreaking because we grew attached to a few."

"How couldn't you when you were around them for more than eighteen hours a day."

"But even though I knew I couldn't do anything to save them, every day I was there doing my best made me feel like I was helping them more and more. It gave me more of an incentive to purse my dreams of becoming a doctor and finding cures."

Trista made an audible sound of agreement. Feeling the same way Amy did as she talked about her journey around the fashion capitals of the world. Helping different designers and working under their tutelage made her dreams of becoming a famous fashion designer more real.

"I know what you mean." Lita interjected. "About getting an incentive to pursue your dreams. Working as an intern at a bakery this summer motivated me to open up my own shop one day."

"Great Lita!" Serena said through a mouthful of food. "You know if you ever need a taste tester, I'm your girl."

"Thanks Serena, I'll keep that in mind."

"Not unless you wanna go bankrupt before you even open." Mina's snide remark got her a dinner roll to the side of her head. "Hey!"

"You're the one to talk!"

"Brat!" Mina raised her hand to throw the roll back but the raven stopped her.

"Children, let's be a little more grown up. Ok?" Raye calmly said, getting the blonde to release the bread.

Michelle shook her head at the two blondes who mocked each other from across the table. Their childish behaviors were missed dearly.

"And what did you do Raye?" the violinist inquired.

"Nothing special unlike the rest of you guys. I stayed here, helped out grandpa and Chad around the shrine and I've been sharpening my skills as a priestess as well. I'm a lot better than I was two years ago." She boosted.

"And how are you and Chad?" that got the raven to turn about three shades of red before she decided to rival the color of her tank top.

"We're progressing, slowly but we're progressing."

"But it's been the better of two years, hasn't it?"

"Yeah, but we're mainly on again, off again. He does something great that makes me glad that we're together, then he does something stupid and it makes me wanna retract my first thought. It's a never-ending cycle." She giggled, thinking about how the shaggy haired man stumbled upon her family shine years ago.

"And what about you Rini." Trista spoke to the littlest one in the group. "How was your summer?"

"Horrible." She said quickly. "I got shipped off to summer camp for two months." She whined as she stabbed her chicken with her fork.

"It couldn't have been that bad." Trista frowned, stroking the young one's head.

"Bugs, dirty lake water, snakes, hard beds, mean counselors, dark cold nights, mushy food; any of that sound like a good time?"

"Don't listen to her." Serena downed the last bit of her strawberry milkshake. "She enjoyed every bit of that camp. She called one time to complain about the same thing the first week, but when I called again to ask if she wanted to come home, she threatened that she would never speak to me again if I dragged her away."

Rini scrunched up her nose, trying to hide her grin. She wasn't going to admit that the camp that her mother chosen for her was the best thing that she could have done.

"Oh, I see. You were only teasing us." The gate keeper giggled as she tickled the girl.

"You're last Serena." Mina squealed.

"Yeah, what did you do for three months beside whine about how hot it was?" Raye teased her.

"Let's see." Serena's blue eyes roamed from the ceiling to the floor and back as if she was really thinking about what she did in the past months. She shrugged her shoulders. "Nothing really; I worked, spent time with Darien and Luna trained me in some "scout" skills."

Her answer had everyone, but Rini, gawking at her.

"What did you say?" Mina was the first to knock herself out of her stupor.

"Huh?"

"Repeat what you just said."

"Work, time with Darien, training." Everyone became silent once again.

"She must be telling the truth because lightening didn't strike her." Amara taunted. Serena gave her a dull glare before giving her the finger.

"Wow! Serena's getting feisty!" Mina hooted with laughter.

"Man, Darien must be doing something right"

"He's doing nothing but making me happy, each and every day." Serena smiled lovingly.

"Have you guys done it yet?" and then Mina ruined it for her.

"La la la la la la la la la la!" Rini smashed her hands against her ears. "Don't wanna hear it. Don't wanna hear it." She chanted.

"That's very personal!" Serena shrieked; her face turned red with embarrassment. "But no we haven't. He said not until we are both ready."

"So who's not ready in this party?"

"Most likely me." She shied away, looking around for the waiter to get his attention. She really wanted her chocolate cake. "But he said he'll wait until I am. And since I'll be at school in the fall and him working, we really won't have the time for that. It's not like we're living together so we won't even see each other often."

Everyone flew off topic as the waiter came back taken their last orders of the day.

"Look at us. Talking about boyfriends, school, dreams and whatever. No one would ever guess that we save the world from evil and destruction on a daily basis." Lita cried out slouching in her seat.

"Well no one is supposed to know. That's the point." Amy noted.

"Yeah, I know but don't you guys, you know, think it's boring?"

"Boring that we are living our happy lives like we should?" Michelle raised an eyebrow at her statement.

"No. That's great and all. But don't you miss being a scout; fighting evil?"

There was silence among the girls as they pondered the question.

"Sure. I miss it." Amara said causally. "The adventure, the excitement, the rush; everything that came alone with being a Scout I miss. But those days are over now."

"I would be lying if I said that I didn't miss it." Raye claimed. "But as long as the world is safe, there's no need to be a Sailor Scout. " The others nodded in agreement.

Serena stuck her hand in the pocket of her skirt pulling out the pink locket. "Better safe than sorry though." She looked up to see everyone had done the same. Though the world was peaceful and quite at the moment, there was never any indication that it would stay that way.

She almost drooled when her hunk of chocolate cake was placed in front of her. She dove into it right away, savoring the taste as it glided smoothly down her throat.

"Let's just pray that no one comes to try and take over the world anytime soon."

"Yeah!" the girls cheered before eating their dessert, unaware that they wouldn't miss being a Sailor Scout for much longer.

A/n: So I wrote this story all on paper during the summer because
1) I didn't have a job.
2) My computer crashed...for good this time folks. (but I got a new one :D) and
3) I was mad bored!
So as I repent because I caused a few woodland creatures to not have a home this winter (sad face) I'll try my best to transfer this story from paper to my laptop...

Sooo enjoy and please review! XD